CUPE Staff Strike- Update

Many CUPE locals across Canada have shown support to CUPE staff, who, as of March 3rd, are in a legal position to strike. In an act of solidarity, these locals have written letters to CUPE National President Paul Most expressing their disdain at the expectation of concessions. Over the years, CUPE members have come to expect these aggressive bargaining concessions from their employers. It's disgusting when a union that is supposedly opposed to concessions attempts to shove them down the throat of their own employees.

While CUPE staffers aren't yet on strike, direct actions have begun, such as this one in Quebec.

Trainee reps in Quebec got a firsthand lesson in what it means to be a CUPE
staffer when a group of CSU members showed up at their training session in Magog
on Monday afternoon.
The reps took over to explain the issues on the table
in negotiations between CUPE and its staff. In a unanimous show of solidarity,
the trainees marched out and shut down their school for the rest of the day.
Check in for ongoing updates as CUPE staff actions break out across Canada
-- and remember to dress warmly