We mark another World Press Freedom Day amid a continuing pandemic, but with the hope that the worst is over and things will soon improve.
Sexual Assault Prevention Month 2021: It’s time to end the crisis of sexual assault
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month in Ontario. Formerly referred to as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the name was changed in recent years to signify that awareness alone is not enough; to effectively support sexual assault survivors, action is key.
Shameful day for Canada as Parliament rubber-stamps unconstitutional strike-breaking law
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says it’s a shameful day for Canadians, as lawmakers in Ottawa rubber-stamped Bill C-29, a bill to make it illegal for dockworkers at the Port of Montreal to continue their five-day old strike.
Liberals' strike-breaking bill a failure of leadership and an assault on fundamental rights
CUPE says the passage of strike-breaking legislation by the Trudeau government through the House of Commons is a failure of leadership and an assault on the rights of 1,150 striking workers at the Port of Montreal.
Mourning and Anxiety for Workers in Peel Region
As the Toronto local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers commemorates co-workers lost to COVID-19, workers all across Peel want to know when someone will intervene in their pandemic nightmare.
Canada's Nurses: We are reaching a breaking point
On the eve of the National Day of Mourning and as the nation’s health care system teeters on the edge of collapse, Canada’s nurses are sounding the alarm.
Kenney forces workers he wants to fire to make even more sacrifices
Premier Kenney forces the workers he wants to fire to make even more sacrifices
Ontario patients at even more risk under Conservatives’ 8-year funding plan
Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for Toronto’s and Ontario’s hospital patients will get much worse, says a new CUPE research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today.
Unions demand safety, respect for Bangladesh garment workers
April 24 marks the grim eighth anniversary of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters.
AUPE supports COVID Zero policies
Alberta’s mitigation efforts have failed