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N.S. long-term care workers back on picket lines as negotiations break downNo new deal has been reached in renewed negotiations for long-term care workers. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced that members will be returning to the picket lines after talks with the province broke down. Angela Capobianco reports.Global News at 6 HalifaxMay 8
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N.S. leaders spar over long-term care workers strike as both sides return to the tableAfter weeks without talking, the two sides in a long-term care workers strike have agreed to return to the bargaining table. The Canadian Union of Public Employees made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, with talks scheduled for later in the evening. As Angela Capobianco reports, the sudden shift comes after both the province and opposition...Global News at 6 HalifaxMay 7
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CUPE warns of longer wait times at Ontario hospitalsA new report from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says Ontario hospitals are being funded at a level that will lead to fewer beds and longer waits. CUPE held a media event in Peterborough on Wednesday to share details:HealthJan 29
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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Peterborough school boards prepare for strike by support workers next MondayThe support workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, have said they will escalate their work to rule program to a walkout on Monday. School Boards have the option of keeping schools closed if that happens to ensure student safetyOct 2, 2019
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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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Global National: May 4As excitement builds on the eve of the coronation of King Charles III, some Canadians are pumped to be participating in the procession. Their excitement; some of the notable Canadian figures who will be attending the coronation; and Royal commentator Dickie Arbiter’s thoughts on the challenges facing the king, and what the monarchy needs to...Global NationalMay 4, 2023
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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, 2025
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Poll says 62% of RPNs considering leaving profession in OntarioNew polling released by Nanos Research on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and SEIU Healthcare says 60 per cent of registered practical nurses are either considering or somewhat considering leaving the profession. Erica Vella speaks with frontline workers.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoApr 25, 2023
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CUPE failed to make ‘substantial concessions’ during negotiations: LecceOntario Education Minister Stephen Lecce spoke Monday after tabling legislation at Queen’s Park that would impose a contract on education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). He said the government made the decision to introduce back-to-work legislation after CUPE “failed to make any substantial concessions” during negotiations.CanadaOct 31, 2022