Posts published in January 2026

CUPE is outraged by the United States’ unlawful and lethal attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We are shocked that the U.S. military bombed this sovereign nation, and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores to gain access to the country’s oil, land and energy resources.

This is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. The U.S. is motivated by corporate profits and is trying to steal natural resources that belong to the Venezuelan people. We unequivocally condemn these actions and motivations, and we stand in solidarity with the workers and all people in Venezuela. Their future is uncertain and their right to self-determination is in jeopardy.

Our union joins public sector workers around the world condemning the attack in an important statement from our global union federation, Public Services International. 

The Canadian government must take concrete action to uphold international law and join others in the international community condemning U.S. military aggression. Remaining silent would set a dangerous precedent.

Hybrid works. Since before the pandemic, workers at Ontario Health atHome have been working remotely to help deliver the essential home-care services Ontarians need. Now, on the whims of the Ford government, these workers are being forced back into office spaces that are not equipped to handle them all at once. 

Available office spaces have shrunk since 2019, which has resulted in an uneven application of the return to office mandate in the various regions across the province. This not only impacts the staff who must provide these essential health services, but also the sick and injured Ontarians who rely on these services.  

CUPE members at Ontario Health atHome are holding a province wide day of action today to protest the implementation of the provincial government’s return to office mandate. At noon, workers will take their lunch breaks on the street to demand a return to the hybrid model which has been serving sick and injured Ontarians since before the pandemic.