Canadian Union Of Public Employees

• Ottawa tables back to work bill to end strike at Port of Montreal

  The bill would force the unionized workers back on the job, and it will be debated later today in the House of Commons.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• Montreal dockworkers strike as federal government mulls back to work legislation

  The workers, who have been without a contract since December 2018, have been on an overtime strike since April 17.

  Canada

  Apr 26
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• General strike at Port of Montreal set to begin next week

  The dockworkers have been on an overtime strike and refused to work on weekends since April 17 and 18.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• Longshoremen at Montreal port overwhelmingly reject employer’s offer

  The longshoremen's union affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees voted 99.7 per cent to reject the offer by the Maritime Employers Association.

  Canada

  Mar 21
• Health-care unions call for worker wage bump, better access to PPE in new Ontario campaign

  The unions say the campaign will launch on Monday in workplaces across the province ahead of the Ontario budget, which is expected to be delivered later this month.

  Health

  Mar 7
• N.S. nurse claims he was ‘abruptly fired’ for bringing up unionization. Facility says ‘none of that’s true’

  Car rally held in support of Truro nurse following his termination.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• New Brunswick union officials allege corruption, collusion in Insp. Jeff Porter case

  They're calling for an independent inquiry into why there is no resolution in the case of Insp. Jeff Porter, more than four years after it began.

  Investigations

  Nov 9, 2020
• Union members rally outside Alberta hospitals to support health-care workers

  Those attending the rallies are asking Alberta’s provincial government to reinstate pandemic pay and isolation pay and to reverse a decision to cut 11,000 Alberta Health Services jobs.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2020
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• Furloughed WestJet workers demand clarity on wage subsidy program amid pay cut

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is warning furloughed workers their pay will be cut by up to 53 per cent starting Sunday due to changes in the extended federal wage subsidy, prompting flight crews to call on Ottawa for action.

  Money

  Sep 25, 2020
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• More than 100 election-related CUPE signs stolen across New Brunswick: union

  According to the union, signs in Miramichi, Oromocto and Saint John were removed in what CUPE chapter president Brien Watson calls a "co-ordinated action."

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2020