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The provincial government has no mandate to “hurriedly” pass legislation (Bill 138) which opens health care clinical and support services to aggressive privatization. “Health service privatization seems a cruel holiday gift to people in Ontario who are sick, patients on stretchers in hospital hallways and long-term care residents who are languishing without enough care,” said Sharon Richer, Secretary-Treasurer of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). “The […]

JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYi1saWtlJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1ocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYWNlYm9vay5jb20lMkZjdXBlb250YXJpbyUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGF5b3V0JTNEJTIyc3RhbmRhcmQlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmxpa2UlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNpemUlM0QlMjJsYXJnZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2hvdy1mYWNlcyUzRCUyMnRydWUlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNoYXJlJTNEJTIyZmFsc2UlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=TORONTO, ON – The provincial government has no mandate to “hurriedly” pass legislation  (Bill 138) which opens health care clinical and support services to aggressive privatization, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said today. “Health service privatization seems a cruel holiday gift to people in Ontario who are sick, patients on stretchers in hospital hallways and long-term care residents who are languishing without enough […]

CUPE is sounding the alarm about acute staffing shortages in the CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent integrated health and social services centres.  They appeared before the Board today, and are demanding an urgent meeting with Danielle McCann, the Minister of Health and Social Services, to discuss the problems and the solutions to be adopted before it is too late. Services are already being affected by poor staffing, […]

This week in Amsterdam, progressive voices from across the world including labour leaders, researchers, and grassroots activists, are coming together to talk about bringing public services back in house. The Future is Public conference continues the work CUPE does with our Canadian and international allies to end privatization and demand strong, well-funded public services. New research being launched at the conference shows there’s global momentum to end […]

More than 200 Port Coquitlam residents enjoyed a free skating event thanks to the work and support of CUPE 498, the Port Coquitlam Municipal Workers. Kids, families, couples and seniors alike participated in the free, hour and a half-long event, held November 30. “Our members serve the community every day through their work for local government, but we still felt that we could do more,” said […]

More than 200 Port Coquitlam residents enjoyed a free skating event thanks to the work and support of CUPE 498, the Port Coquitlam Municipal Workers. Kids, families, couples and seniors alike participated in the free, hour and a half-long event, held November 30. “Our members serve the community every day through their work for local government, but we still felt that we could do more,” said […]

A new report sponsored by CUPE 5430 shines a light on the Sask Party’s failure to properly plan for, or invest in, Saskatchewan’s long-term care system. The report, entitled Crumbling Away: Saskatchewan’s Long-Term Residential Care Policy and Its Consequences was written by Dr. Susan Braedley, Tara McWhinney, Asia Barclay and Kiersten Jensen of Carleton University. “Our analysis shows that over the last decade, despite demographic trends that […]

Developmental Services workers, represented by CUPE, held a press conference at Queen’s Park to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the tenth anniversary of Ontario’s transition from institution-based developmental services to a community living model. They warned the Ford government that chronic underfunding and cuts to services are leaving people with developmental disabilities isolated from their communities – just like when they […]

JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYi1saWtlJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1ocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYWNlYm9vay5jb20lMkZjdXBlb250YXJpbyUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGF5b3V0JTNEJTIyc3RhbmRhcmQlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmxpa2UlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNpemUlM0QlMjJsYXJnZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2hvdy1mYWNlcyUzRCUyMnRydWUlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNoYXJlJTNEJTIyZmFsc2UlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=TORONTO, ON – Developmental Services workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), held a press conference at Queen’s Park to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the tenth anniversary of Ontario’s transition from institution-based developmental services to a community living model. They warned the Ford government that chronic underfunding and cuts to services are leaving people with developmental disabilities isolated […]

Members of CUPE 7667, workers at Regina’s P3 wastewater treatment facility, have voted with a 69% majority to reject the latest offer. Since the wastewater treatment facility transferred operations from the jurisdiction of the City of Regina to the private contractor EPCOR, staffing levels have decreased and the workload for members has increased. The CUPE 7667 bargaining committee has met four times with the employer since July 2019 and has been fighting […]

Frontline workers representing SEIU-West, SGEU and CUPE, are at the Saskatchewan Legislature today to present petitions calling for multi-year funding for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). “For several years, we’ve been calling on the government to take action and now we’ve submitted the first batch of petitions in support of stable, reliable funding for CBOs in Saskatchewan,” said Carmela Verwimp, Unit Chair of Variety Place and member […]

JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYi1saWtlJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1ocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYWNlYm9vay5jb20lMkZjdXBlb250YXJpbyUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGF5b3V0JTNEJTIyc3RhbmRhcmQlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmxpa2UlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNpemUlM0QlMjJsYXJnZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2hvdy1mYWNlcyUzRCUyMnRydWUlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNoYXJlJTNEJTIyZmFsc2UlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=TORONTO, ON – Despite overwhelming evidence that the privatization of clinical and support services in health care has milked taxpayers and exposed patients to infection, poorer outcomes and death, the Ontario government has fast-tracked Bill 138 to facilitate further privatization, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) charged today. Today appearing before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Ontario Legislature regarding […]

Picket lines came down on Friday afternoon at the University of Northern BC (UNBC) as the Faculty Association strike was heading into its fourth week. CUPE members from local 2278 representing teaching assistants, and CUPE 3379, representing support staff at UNBC, stood strong in solidarity throughout the job action. CUPE 3799 President, Caroline Sewell said that a lot of “good stuff” came out of standing together in […]

Picket lines came down on Friday afternoon at the University of Northern BC as the Faculty Association strike was heading into its fourth week. CUPE members from Local 2278 representing teaching assistants, and CUPE Local 3379, representing support staff at UNBC, stood strong in solidarity throughout the job action. CUPE 3799 President Caroline Sewell said that a lot of “good stuff” came out of standing together […]

December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. Today, we remember the millions of people who have died as a result of AIDS in Canada and around the world. We recommit to action to end the stigma and discrimination still faced by those living with this disease. We pledge to defend full access to publicly funded health […]

CUPE Local 500 presented to all Standing Policy Committees at Winnipeg’s City Hall this week, with one message: Winnipeggers will not accept cuts to public services, programs, or staff. “This is an historic moment for our City,” CUPE Local 500 President Gord Delbridge told City Councillors at the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks on Wednesday. “It is a moment where Councillors can choose […]

One of the first priorities of the newly re-elected federal Liberal government is a $6 billion personal income tax cut. The Liberals and Conservatives campaigned on similar promises, but the Liberals claimed their cut was more progressive. No matter how you slice it, cutting taxes reduces the amount of money available to provide services, and this specific tax cut goes mostly to higher income earners. There’s nothing progressive about that.  It’s especially worrying that the new […]

The K-12 Presidents Council in British Columbia announced today that all locals have now reached agreements with their respective districts, and that K-12 province-wide bargaining has been completed for support staff. K-12 Presidents Council President Warren Williams thanked everyone involved in bargaining at both union and employer tables. “Thanks to all the bargaining committees for their hard work and dedication, union business agents, and to our national staff […]

JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYi1saWtlJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1ocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYWNlYm9vay5jb20lMkZjdXBlb250YXJpbyUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGF5b3V0JTNEJTIyc3RhbmRhcmQlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmxpa2UlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNpemUlM0QlMjJsYXJnZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2hvdy1mYWNlcyUzRCUyMnRydWUlMjIlMjBkYXRhLXNoYXJlJTNEJTIyZmFsc2UlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=TORONTO, ON – Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario stand in solidarity with Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) members and are outraged that the Ford Conservatives are attempting to divide workers in the education system. Starting on Tuesday, November 26, ETFO, representing 83,000 teachers and education workers, as well […]