Manitoba’s largest union is calling the provincial budget out of touch on every major issue facing the province.
Ontario Nurses’ Association demands Ford government drop gender-biased pay equity dispute against nurses
For 15 years, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) has been fighting for the pay equity rights of registered nurses, registered practical nurses, personal support workers, and dietary, housekeeping, and recreational aides who work in nursing homes. The two stubborn holdouts: for-profit nursing homes and the Ford government.
In memoriam: Canada’s health workers who have died of COVID-19
Across the globe, health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic do essential work caring for patients but all too often put themselves at risk of infection. Join the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions in remembering and honouring the lives of all Canada’s health care workers who […]
“Any successful stay-at-home order must include legislated paid sick days”: CUPE Ontario
The stay-at-home order is yet another sign of the Conservative Government’s deep political failure during this pandemic, says CUPE Ontario.
Developmental Services reform
The following submission outlining OPSEU/SEFPO’s recommendations on Developmental Services reform was sent by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, the Honourable Todd Smith.
April 7 marks Equal Pay Day
April 7 marks the additional days and months women must work to earn the salary men make in one calendar year. In other words, the average Canadian woman will have to work three and a half months into the new year to earn what men do by December 31 of the previous year.
United Steelworkers Union: Build Back Better Through Infrastructure Spending on Both Sides of the Border
PITTSBURGH, PA / TORONTO, CANADA – As the largest private-sector union in North America, representing more than 850,000 members on both sides of the border, the United Steelworkers union (USW) sees U.S. President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan as an opportunity to maintain and create jobs, bolster manufacturing and make our communities safer.
“The shutdown is a sign of political failure, but we can break the cycle”: CUPE Ontario
We could end this cycle of opening up and shutting down with planning and concerted action by the provincial government, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario.
Privatizing the University of Calgary bookstore is bad news all around
It will hurt students, cost jobs, damage the university’s reputation
P3s: False claims, hidden costs
Corporations, lobbyists, consultants, investment advisors, and some Canadian governments, are promoting privatizing public infrastructure and services through public-private “partnerships,” also known as P3s.