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Air Canada flight attendants reject latest offer from airline, what now?The results are in after Air Canada’s flight attendants voted on whether to ratify the tentative deal between the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The answer appears to be a resounding “no.” Nathaniel Dove shares the latest on those results.CanadaSep 6
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Global News at 6 Montreal: Sept. 6Ken Dryden, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie, who became a best-selling author, lawyer, politician and federal cabinet minister, died at the age of 78 on Friday, after battling cancer. And the results are in after Air Canada’s flight attendants voted on whether to ratify the tentative deal between the airline and the Canadian Union of...Sep 6
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Global National: Sept. 6Ken Dryden, a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie who became a best-selling author, lawyer, politician and federal cabinet minister, died at the age of 78 on Friday after battling cancer. The results are in after Air Canada’s flight attendants voted on whether to ratify the tentative deal between the airline and the Canadian Union of...Global NationalSep 6
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‘We support law and order’: Poilievre on CUPE defying back-to-work order amid Air Canada strikeWhen asked if he supported the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Air Canada decision to defy a government-issued back-to-work order for the airline’s flight attendants last week, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said, “we support law and order.” Poilievre also voiced support for underpaid Air Canada employees, saying, “It’s very unfair that the Liberals have voted...CanadaAug 20
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Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal ending strikeAir Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) say the days-long flight attendant strike has ended after both parties reached a new tentative agreement. “We are required to advise our membership that we must fully cooperate with resumption of operations,” CUPE said in an update, days after defying a government-issued back-to-work order. Jaden...CanadaAug 19
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Toronto Pearson Airport ‘eerily quiet’ as Air Canada cancels hundreds more flightsIt has been one day since the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) defied a federal back-to-work order for Air Canada flight attendants. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports from Toronto Pearson Airport’s “eerily quiet” Terminal 1 with the latest, where hundreds of Air Canada employees continue to picket.CanadaAug 18
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Air Canada union takes aim at Feds as company seeks binding arbitrationAfter Canadian Job Minister Patty Hajdu asked the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to respond to Air Canada’s request for her to send the two parties to binding arbitration, the union representing the airline’s flight attendants has responded with frustration.CanadaAug 14
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Air Canada to cancel flights as work stoppage loomsAir Canada is set to ground some flights because the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the company’s more than 10,000 flight attendants, has served the airline with a strike notice that would take effect at 1:00 AM EDT Saturday. But the carrier could also lock out these workers if a deal isn’t...Global NationalAug 13
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Air Canada flight attendants take to picket line at 4 major airportsJust days ahead of a possible job action, Air Canada‘s flight attendants will take to the picket line at four major Canadian airports Monday, in what the union’s calling a ‘National Day of Action’ as labour negotiations with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) continue. Meghan Cobb reports from Calgary International Airport.CanadaAug 11
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Air Canada strike risk: Flight attendants enter final day of votingOne week after a vote on a potential strike mandate began, Air Canada flight attendants entered their final day of voting on Tuesday. If it receives a strong mandate, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) could issue a 72-hour strike notice as early as Aug. 16.CanadaAug 5
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CUPE calling for province to step in as immigrant workers face deportationThe Canadian Union of Public Employees is calling on the province to step in as they say more than 100 immigrant workers are facing deportation after their employer was delisted from the Nova Scotia nominee program. As Mitchell Bailey reports, a rally was held outside Province House.Global News at 6 HalifaxFeb 14
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Alberta education support workers set for strike voteThousands of education workers across Alberta are set to take a strike vote. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the vote is part of the plan to escalate job action and get the province to pay its workers a fair wage. As Global’s Craig Momney reports, those working inside schools say they are overdue...Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryFeb 5
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Special needs students and families feeling the strain in Edmonton school strike: ‘He deserves to be educated’Canadian Union of Public Employees members working for Edmonton Public Schools have been on strike for more than a week, leaving families of special-needs children in limbo. Kabi Moulitharan has the story of how a local family with a child on the autism spectrum is struggling.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 22
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Thousands of school support workers on strike in AlbertaCanadian Union of Public Employees members working for both Edmonton Public Schools and the Sturgeon Public School Division walked off the job Monday morning. Kendra Slugoski has the details.Global News at Noon EdmontonJan 13
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Edmonton Public, Sturgeon Public school support staff serve strike noticeCanadian Union of Public Employees members working for both Edmonton Public Schools and the Sturgeon Public School Division plan to serve strike notice. As Jasmine King explains, it’s the second time this school year EPSB support staff have been at this point.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 9
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Global News at 6 Montreal: Nov. 16Operations began moving toward normal at Eastern Canada’s biggest port today, after the government intervened in a labour conflict that had profound effects on this country’s supply chain. The Maritime Employers Association locked out more than 1,000 longshore workers last Sunday, after the union rejected a contract offer. And, the biggest heritage project in Canadian...Global News at 6 MontrealNov 16, 2024
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Global National: Nov. 16Mail in the Canada Post system is frozen tonight as 55,000 postal workers remain on strike for a second day. Though Canadians and small business are already feeling the negative impacts ahead of the holiday season, it could deal a devastating blow to the business itself. And, operations began moving toward normal at Eastern Canada’s...Global NationalNov 16, 2024
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‘Public service-gutting premier,’ CUPE responds to Ford comments about Fred HahnThe Canadian Union of Public Employees has responded to comments made by Premier Ford about the union’s national vice president. Earlier this week, Ford had called Fred Hahn a “disgusting human being,” after a he shared a video on Facebook, which some have called anti-semitic. Noor Ra’fat brings us the latest.PoliticsAug 22, 2024
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CUPE defends representation of licensed practical nurses in New BrunswickThe Canadian Union of Public Employees and the 2,000 licensed practical nurses it represents were back in the spotlight on Monday. As Andrew Cromwell reports CUPE blamed the government for issues that have gone unresolved for years.CanadaJan 25, 2021
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WestJet to review policy after Poilievre’s plane speech criticizedWestJet says it is reviewing its policies after a video showing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre using a plane’s public address (PA) system drew criticism on social media and from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). On Monday, Poilievre posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing him addressing a plane full of...CanadaSep 13, 2023