CUPW’s Union Education Program (UEP) is a four-week residential program aimed at developing knowledge and skills for union activists. It is an intensive, enriching and experiential learning practice focused on addressing current labour and social issues; finding adequate tools to combat social and economic injustice; discovering links among various unjust systems and practices; and developing…

On behalf of the National Office, I would like to welcome the following CUPW members to Ottawa. Alvaro de la Cruz – Royal City – Alternate Union Representative – Grievance Ryan Spence – Scarborough – Alternate Union Representative – Education Members were selected for various committees provided for under the CUPW Urban and RSMC collective…

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As a result of our 2019 CUPW National Convention, the following have been elected as your National and Regional Officers and Union Representatives. Jan Simpson National President Julee Sanderson 1st National Vice-President Carl Girouard National Grievance Officer Jean-Philippe Grenier 3rd National Vice-President Bev Collins National Secretary-Treasurer Dave Bleakney 2nd National Vice-President Martin Champagne 4th National…

Teachers in Ontario are taking job action in an effort to negotiate back conditions that the Ford Conservative government cut by legislation. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has been on a work-to-rule campaign and is using an escalating series of rotating strikes. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has withdrawn some services and…