Canadian Union of Public Employees

CUPE hails Saskatchewan court decision on Charter rights

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0500

A four-year legal battle culminated this week in an important victory for Saskatchewan working people and their rights to bargain collectively. Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Dennis Ball ruled that the Brad Wall government’s essential services legislation is unconstitutional.

Make your community a bottled water free zone on March 15

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:11:00 -0500

On March 15, Bottled Water Free Day, CUPE members and their allies will be organizing in their communities to eliminate the sale and distribution of bottled water in public spaces and institutions. Campuses and municipalities are two main targets, but any workplace or institution can back the tap and go bottled water free.

Showing our support for green communities

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:16:00 -0500

CUPE will learn about municipal environmental issues and share our union's vision at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ annual Sustainable Communities conference.

B.C. health unions seek fair and reasonable settlement as talks begin Tuesday

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:42:00 -0500

Unions representing 43,000 B.C. health care workers will sit down with employers and government to begin negotiations for a new collective agreement Feb. 7.

CUPE 416 announces framework for a deal in Toronto

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0500

Mark Ferguson, President of Toronto Civic Employees' Union, CUPE Local 416, announced early this morning that the Local and the City negotiators have developed a working framework for a new collective agreement.

A new labour contract in Saint-Philippe

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:00 -0500

Employees of the Municipality of Saint-Philippe have renewed their collective agreement for a period of six years. At a general meeting on February 1, the members unanimously ratified the tentative agreement between the City and the Union (CUPE 4345).

Help McMaster University’s post-doctoral fellows secure a fair deal

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:07:00 -0500

A fair deal that includes a fair and competitive compensation package can be reached with McMaster if the administration moves away from their current inflexible position of no increases in the final years of their proposed contract terms. Please send management an email in support of CUPE 3906 members.

CUPE Ontario declares support for anti-bullying legislation, Bill 13

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:32:00 -0500

Ontario’s largest union is urging all Ontarians to support the passage of Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act, and to stand behind students in their quest to eradicate bullying.