https://www.scmp.com/rss/522507/feed The latest news and top stories on the Canadian Union of Public Employees. A prominent Canadian-based trade union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for workers in Canada. Its headquarters are in Ottawa, Ontario. CUPE is Canada’s largest union representing approximately 700,000 workers across various sectors including healthcare education municipalities and transportation. The union’s main areas of activity involve collective bargaining... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The union for Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants said early on Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement to end a strike. Air Canada and the union resumed talks late on Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is affecting about 130,000 travellers a day at the peak of the summer travel season. The union said the agreement will guarantee members pay for work performed while planes are on the ground, such as boarding passengers, resolving one of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322396/air-canada-strike-ends-historic-deal-10000-flight-attendants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322396/air-canada-strike-ends-historic-deal-10000-flight-attendants?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:29:50 +0000 Reuters Reuters A leader of the union on strike against Air Canada said on Monday he would risk jail time rather than allow cabin crew to be forced back to work by a federal labour board, raising the stakes in a battle that has disrupted flights for hundreds of thousands of travellers during tourist season. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said the strike would continue until the carrier negotiates on wages and unpaid work, even after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) declared the strike... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322289/union-leader-says-he-would-take-prison-over-forced-end-air-canada-strike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322289/union-leader-says-he-would-take-prison-over-forced-end-air-canada-strike?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:02:51 +0000 Reuters Reuters Air Canada’s striking flight attendants on Sunday refused a government-backed labour board’s order to return to work, forcing the airline to delay restarting its operations and leaving its passengers in limbo. The Canadian Union of Public Employee said the 10,000 Air Canada attendants it represents would remain on strike, calling the order unconstitutional and “designed to protect the airline’s profit”. Instead, it invited Air Canada – the country’s largest airline – back to the table to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322156/air-canada-flight-attendants-will-continue-strike-union-says-defying-government?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322156/air-canada-flight-attendants-will-continue-strike-union-says-defying-government?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:30:57 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Air Canada suspended all operations as more than 10,000 flight attendants went on strike early on Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal passed, leaving travellers around the world stranded and scrambling during the peak summer travel season. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) spokesman Hugh Pouliot confirmed the strike had started after no deal was reached, and the airline said shortly after that it would halt operations. A bitter contract fight between Canada’s largest airline and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322078/air-canada-cancels-flights-100000-passengers-ahead-possible-strike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322078/air-canada-cancels-flights-100000-passengers-ahead-possible-strike?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 03:51:38 +0000