CUPE

Melville city workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action, with 93 per cent of members in support. Over 90 per cent of eligible members voted. Currently, the city employs 32 permanent staff who are members of CUPE 456, and bargaining with the City has been ongoing since March of last year, after the […]

SASKATOON — The city’s nine public libraries will be closed on Tuesday. Nov. 12, after its workers issued a strike notice as part of their planned job action demanding higher wages and addressing mounting workplace safety concerns. The Canadian Union of Public Employees 2669 represents about 270 workers under the Saskatoon Public Library, funded by […]

The strike at the Port of Montreal is in its third day. About 350 dock workers, represented by a union local affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, are involved in a three-day strike at two terminals as they demand higher wages and better scheduling. The two affected terminals – Viau and Maisonneuve Termont […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are all teaming up to fight the provincial governments gender and pronoun policy. In particular, the Sask Party Government’s use of the not withstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All three groups are concerned the policy […]

On the same day that thousands of teachers were striking outside the provincial legislature, the Government of Saskatchewan announced $3.3 billion for the Ministry of Education in their 2024-2025 provincial budget. Overall, education is seeing an increase of $247.8 million, or 8.1 per cent, over last year. It is targeted at supporting prekindergarten to grade […]

A total of $20.1 billion was invested in this year’s Provincial Budget, with significant investments in education and healthcare leading the way. Despite the ‘record investments’ highlighted by the provincial government, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck said the government did nothing to address the biggest issue facing residents in the province. Affordability. “As families across […]

This year’s Saskatchewan budget delivers a total of $7.59 billion, an increase of $726.4 million or 10.6 per cent in health care. The budget expands patient care and services to meet the increasing demands of a growing population, increases access to primary care through support for physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health professions, and funds […]

After several weeks of negotiations, it appears that Prince Albert workers affiliated with CUPE 882 have finally reached an agreement. Two days of talks have resulted in a few wins for union members including access to vision care for all employees, an 11 percent wage increase spread over three years, and the extension of Employee […]

CUPE is calling out the Sask. Party  Government on showing close to no progress in hiring hundreds of Continuing Care Assistants. The promise was made during their 2020 re-election campaign. Numbers revealed by the Minister for Seniors show that almost no progress has been made in nearly three years. “These numbers prove what our members […]

A decision made by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) has CUPE 21 filling an application with the Court of King’s Bench to overturn it. The decision was made at the request of the City of Regina. In that decision, the WCB agreed with the city’s argument that workers are barred from seeking damages under section […]