National Day of Mourning
April 28th is the National Day of Mourning. Workers in Canada continue to be killed at an unacceptable rate. The most recent statistic shows roughly 1,000 workers are killed on the job each year.
This year, we remember the following CUPE members who died because of work in 2022:
- Sherri Anne D’Amour, CUPE 5167, Ontario
- Michael Boulanger, CUPE 4705, Ontario
- Wilmer Gonzalez, CUPE 2740, Saskatchewan
- Gérald Gauthier, CUPE 375, Québec
Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living.
Update from the picket line
We received another donation today from the Canadian Staff Union (CSU), the Union representing CUPE National Staff in the amount of $1,500.
Notice: Special Membership Meeting
When: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Zoom
Agenda:
- Roll call of officers
- Reading of equality statement
- Updates and discussion:
- Bargaining update
- Strike update
- Next steps
Zoom link will be sent to members prior to the start of the meeting.
Letter to UA787 members
To members of UA Local 787,
You have the right not to cross this picket line. Your collective agreement gives you the right to make the honorable decision to respect the picket line established by CUPE local 233. We encourage you to use your right to refuse to cross this picket line – and to respect members’ of CUPE local 233 in their fight for better wages and pension protections.
Solidarity amongst workers, including respecting each others’ picket lines, is powerful. It is necessary for workers to stand together for any of us to have the strength to win gains for workers. Victories for one local set the bar higher for all locals – and losses at any bargaining table make things more difficult for workers to win elsewhere.
You have full protection against reprisals for exercising your right to not cross this picket line. We ask, in the interests of our members and of all workers fighting for better wages and working conditions, that you choose not to cross.
ARTICLE 24: PICKET LINES
24:01 Employees may honour a picket line established by any Trade Union or its members in support of a lawful strike at a project where an Employer is engaged. Such action shall not constitute an unlawful strike within the provisions of this Collective Agreement and the Employer shall not institute or commence any applications, actions or proceedings of any nature whatsoever under the Ontario Labour Relations Act, this Collective Agreement or otherwise against the Union or any of its officers, officials, servants, Employers, agents or members in connection with any such action.