CUPE holds National Women’s Conference

2023

600 CUPE members from across the country gather in Vancouver for “CUPE Women: Leading, Organizing, Resisting.”

CUPE supports Haitian-led solutions to crisis in Haiti

2023

CUPE participates in an historic solidarity gathering in the Dominican Republic with Haitian unions as well as unions from 10 other countries....

Canada ratifies global treaty on violence at work

2023

After years of advocacy by CUPE members and other unions, Canada finally ratifies International Labour Organization Convention 190, the first global...

CUPE education workers force repeal of Ontario anti-worker law

2022

Ontario’s Conservative government passes legislation stripping education workers of their right to strike. CUPE Ontario School Board Council of Unions...

CUPE member and political prisoner returns to Canada

2022

After nearly two years of unjust detention as a queer political prisoner in Turkey, CUPE member Cihan Erdal returns to Canada. CUPE campaigned for his...

CUPE sends delegation to ILGA World Conference

2022

2SLGBTQI+ CUPE members and leaders join activists from across the globe at the World Conference of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

CUPE releases bargaining guide on trans inclusion and gender diversity

2022

CUPE publishes “Bargaining Beyond the Binary: A Negotiating Guide for Trans Inclusion and Gender Diversity.” The ground-breaking guide features model...

Creation of CUPE Atlantic Maritime Region Indigenous Council

2022

Indigenous CUPE members in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island come together to create CUPE’s first...

CUPE launches “Water is life” campaign

2022

CUPE launches the Water is life campaign to recognize the strength and dignity of Indigenous peoples who have been affected by water injustice, while...

CUPE publishes bargaining guide on truth and reconciliation

2022

CUPE launches “Truth and Reconciliation: CUPE Taking Action Through Collective Bargaining” a comprehensive guide on advancing justice for Indigenous...

CUPE Ontario elects first Black secretary-treasurer

2021

Yolanda McLean is elected Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Ontario, the first Black woman to hold the position.

CUPE develops tools to fight sexual violence on campuses

2021

CUPE launches a comprehensive toolkit for post-secondary institutions to prevent sexual violence and help protect workers.

Effort to add diversity vice-presidents to National Executive Board...

2021

For the fourth time, delegates to CUPE’s National Convention campaign to add designated National Executive Board seats for women, persons with...

CUPE adopts Anti-Racism Strategy

2021

Delegates at the 2021 National Convention adopt a strategy to combat racism in the union. The strategy includes 10 goals and will be implemented over...

CUPE Manitoba elects first openly queer, and Métis president

2021

Gina McKay becomes the first openly queer person and the first Métis person to lead CUPE Manitoba.

CUPE marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

2021

CUPE welcomes the federal government’s designation of September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. CUPE holds webinars and produces...

Province-wide strike in New Brunswick

2021

More than 22,000 CUPE members, two-thirds of them women, participate in New Brunswick’s largest ever legal general strike. The workers make huge gains...

CUPE releases report on safer public services for LGBTQ2+ workers and...

2021

CUPE collaborates with Egale Canada and Carleton University on a joint research project promoting safe and accessible public services for LGBTQ2+...

CUPE establishes National Safe Union Spaces Working Group

2021

The National Executive Board creates the Safe Union Spaces Working Group to address serious concerns about gender-based violence and other forms of...

CUPE releases reconciliation guide

2019

CUPE publishes “Walking the talk: A practical guide to reconciliation for CUPE locals”. The guide acknowledges CUPE’s responsibility as a union in...

CUPE celebrates new disability rights legislation

2019

CUPE celebrates new legislation protecting disability rights in Canada, after long calling for amendments to Bill C-81 (An Act to Ensure a...

CUPE calls for strong federal action on anti-racism

2019

CUPE makes a submission to the federal government calling for the new Federal Anti-Racism strategy to include strong measures to address precarious...

CUPE creates annual tradition of honouring Black leaders

2019

CUPE releases Black History Month bookmark and poster honouring Rosemary Brown, starting an annual practice of honouring a Black leader.

CUPE calls for January 29 to be a national day of action

2019

In coalition with the National Council of Canadian Muslims and other human rights organizations, CUPE promotes the call to designate January 29, the...

HEU creates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy

2018

Delegates at the Hospital Employees’ Union 2018 convention vote to create a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy for the union, including the...

CUPE members lobby and rally for child care

2018

Hundreds of CUPE members and other activists meet with their MPs in Ottawa and rally for a national system of high-quality, public child care.

CUPE releases guide to stop sexual violence

2018

CUPE launches “Stop Workplace Sexual Violence: A Guide for CUPE Locals”. The guide includes contract language and ways to handle disclosures.

CUPE attends Women's Shelters Canada's national conference

2018

CUPE members working in women’s shelters and transition houses attend the first ever National Shelters Conference in Canada. Our delegates highlight...

CUPE wins major pay equity case at Supreme Court

2018

The Supreme Court of Canada declares the Quebec government’s 2009 amendments to the “Pay Equity Act” unconstitutional, ruling in favour of CUPE and...

CUPE sends first education delegation to Palestine

2018

CUPE members travel to Palestine-Israel to learn about the impact of Israel’s military occupation on Palestinian workers. The delegation met with...

CUPE develops Indigenous reconciliation and decolonization education

2017

CUPE holds reference groups with Indigenous members and other unions to develop CUPE’s Indigenous reconciliation and decolonization education, after...

CUPE attends ILO meeting on decent work for persons with disabilities

2017

CUPE member Sheryl Burns presents at the first meeting of experts on disability rights in the world of work, hosted by the International Labour...

CUPE holds “Women United Against Austerity” conference

2016

CUPE members from the four Eastern provinces and Quebec gather for the “Women United Against Austerity” conference, to explore the gendered impact of...

CUPE launches “Who Cares?/Qui Compte?” campaign

2016

CUPE’s “Who Cares? Qui compte?” campaign calls for public management and oversight of long-term care services and transition houses in New...

CUPE calls for federal pay equity legislation

2016

CUPE presents to a House of Commons Special Federal Committee on Pay Equity and criticizes the government for delaying wage justice for tens of...

CUPE co-hosts forum on migrant workers’ rights

2016

CUPE co-hosts the “Equal in Rights, Equal in Dignity: Migrant Workers Rights Forum” in New Brunswick, in partnership with Migrante Canada, the...

CUPE releases domestic violence bargaining guide

2015

CUPE launches “Domestic violence and the workplace: A bargaining guide” to help locals negotiate language that helps keep workers facing intimate...

CUPE mobilizes for child care ahead of federal election

2015

CUPE holds kitchen table discussions with members and child care organizations about the challenge of finding good quality child care, and organizes...

CUPE hosts second National Human Rights Conference

2015

CUPE hosts its second National Human Rights Conference in Winnipeg, with approximately 500 participants attending.

CUPE reports equality-related findings of national membership survey

2015

CUPE reports the initial equality-related findings of its first-ever national membership survey, measuring demographics and precarity.

Right to strike protected by the Charter

2015

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Saskatchewan’s Essential Services Act violated human rights and that the right to strike is protected by the...

CUPE members attend Indigenous Adoptee (60s Scoop) Gathering in Ottawa

2014

A delegation of Indigenous CUPE members who are survivors of the 60s scoop to attend the Indigenous Adoptee Gathering in Ottawa. The gathering...

CUPE supports first pan-Canadian domestic violence at work survey

2014

The report of the first pan-Canadian survey on domestic violence at work is released. Canadian unions and the University of Western Ontario partnered...

CUPE holds planning session on international solidarity

2014

CUPE holds a national strategic planning session on international solidarity.

CUPE takes part in WorldPride Human Rights Conference

2014

CUPE participates in the WorldPride Human Rights Conference in Toronto.

National conference tackles wage discrimination, two-tier bargaining

2014

The first CUPE National Sector Council Conference tackles wage discrimination and two-tier bargaining.

First openly trans person elected local president

2013

CUPE member Audrey Gauthier becomes the first openly trans person to be elected president of a local in Canada at CUPE 4041, representing Air Transat...

CUPE wins pay equity for thousands in Quebec, launches campaign in Ontario

2013

Pay equity: City of Montreal white-collar workers win salary adjustments for thousands of Quebec health and education workers. The Equal Pay Coalition...

CUPE campaigns for safe drinking water in First Nations communities

2013

CUPE’s “Enough is Enough!” campaign underscores the gap between First Nations and other communities in Canada in accessing safe drinking water.

CUPE adopts new HIV/AIDS policy

2013

CUPE hosts its second HIV/AIDS strategy meeting; Participants adopt a new HIV/AIDS policy.

CUPE supports Idle No More movement

2013

CUPE signs a joint statement supporting the Idle No More movement and Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike, and supports the Assembly of First Nations...

CUPE helps launch "Rethink Child Care" campaign

2013

CUPE helps launch the "Rethink Child Care" campaign to make child care a priority issue leading up to the 2015 federal election.

CUPE has largest labour delegation at international AIDS conference

2012

CUPE has the largest labour delegation at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC.

CUPE supports multiple global justice initiatives

2012

CUPE sponsors partnerships for global justice with water workers in Colombia, civil society in Haiti, human rights in Burma, AIDS initiatives,...

CUPE supports AFN water conference, Sisters in Spirit vigils

2012

CUPE sponsors Assembly of First Nations National Water Conference, participates in Sisters in Spirit vigils and supports the Native Women’s...

CUPE encourages employment equity

2012

Presentations at division conventions to make employment equity a bargaining priority.

CUPE launches disability rights campaign

2012

CUPE launches a disability rights campaign, A Solidarity of Abilities, with the Persons with Disabilities National Working Group. New materials...

CUPE attends UN Commission on the Status of Women

2010

For the first time CUPE sends a delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York to advocate for gender...

CUPE signs partnership agreement with Métis Nation of Saskatchewan

2010

CUPE signs an agreement with the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan to promote Métis employment and education, the environment and safe water.

CUPE Code of Conduct adopted

2010

CUPE Code of Conduct adopted. The document is aimed at ensuring all CUPE events are welcoming and safe so that all members have access.

CUPE & Council of Canadians launch public water campaign

2009

CUPE and the Council of Canadians launch the Blue Communities Project to keep water public, have water recognized as a human right, and ban bottled...

CUPE holds National Bargaining Women’s Equality Conference

2009

CUPE holds National Bargaining Women’s Equality Conference, publishes Setting the Table.

CUPE elects first out gay president of a large Canadian union

2009

Fred Hahn is elected CUPE Ontario President, becoming the first out gay president of a large trade union in Canada.

CUPE delegates attend World Outgames Conference

2009

CUPE delegates attend the 2nd World Outgames Human Rights Conference in Copenhagen.

Supreme Court rules collective bargaining protected by Charter

2007

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that BC’s Bill 29 to privatize 9,000 health care jobs without negotiations violated the Charter of Rights and...

OXFAM and CUPE join forces on anti-poverty campaign

2007

OXFAM and CUPE launch a joint campaign on the role of public services in fighting poverty.

National Women’s Task Force reports on consultations with 7,000 members

2007

National Women's Task Force reports on consultation with 7,000 members in meetings and surveys. Recommendations included: a national conference,...

CUPE publishes updated policy on Aboriginal affairs and human rights

2007

CUPE publishes a policy paper on Aboriginal Affairs and Human Rights, an update of a 1987 paper.

CUPE co-sponsors rally for women’s rights

2006

CUPE co-sponsors Ottawa Rally for Women’s Rights and International Human Rights on Dec 10th, calling on the federal government to reverse decisions on...

CUPE’s first National Human Rights Conference

2006

At CUPE’s first National Human Rights Conference in November, Our Voices Rising, 420 members pass the Vancouver Declaration, calling for human rights...

Thousands of Nova Scotia health care workers win pensions

2006

Thousands of Nova Scotia health care workers win pensions.

CUPE co-hosts international anti-privatization conference

2006

CUPE co-hosts Public Services International conference on privatization.

National Women’s Task Force officially launches

2006

Official launch of the 16-member National Women’s Task Force, March 8th.

CUPE publishes resources for bargaining equality

2006

CUPE publishes Bargaining Equality binder with fact sheets, checklists and sample language.

Founding meeting of the CUPE National Aboriginal Council

2006

Founding meeting of the CUPE National Aboriginal Council.

Nova Scotia education workers win wage parity

2005

1,400 education support staff and bus drivers in Local 5050 (Cape Breton) win wage parity with their colleagues in the province after three weeks on...

CUPE launches first weeklong leadership course for women

2005

CUPE launches its first Women Breaking Barriers weeklong women’s leadership course.

CUPE calls for workplace accessibility

2005

CUPE encourages locals to fight for accessibility in the workplace.

Thinking Equality checklists published

1st Nov 2002 - 11th Nov 2002

CUPE publishes Thinking equality when you’re planning meetings and events and Thinking equality when you write.

Disability Rights handbook published

2002

CUPE publishes the handbook, "Disability Rights in the Workplace."

Convention endorses renewal strategy for international work

2001

At the height of the anti-globalization movement, CUPE National Convention endorses On the Front Line Locally and Globally, a renewal strategy for its...

Members attend Durban I World Conference Against Racism

2001

CUPE’s National Diversity Vice President and other members attend Durban I World Conference Against Racism.

CUPE forms first Aboriginal Council

2001

First CUPE Aboriginal Council formed in Saskatchewan.

Multi-Sector Pension Plan created

2001

CUPE creates the Multi-Sector Pension Plan (MSPP) for members with inferior or no plan, such as child care workers.

CUPE launches "The Literacy Project"

2001

CUPE secures federal funding for a national literacy training project, holds national conference and launches "The Literacy Project."

CUPE 4400 gets gender identity into public school board human rights policy

2000

CUPE 4400 and transgender activist Martine Stonehouse are instrumental in getting the Toronto District School Board to become the first public school...

CUPE launches national health care tour

2000

National ambulance tour for Medicare. In Neepawa, Manitoba alone 1,000 people, almost a third of the population, sign petition cards.

CUPE launches Up with Women’s Wages campaign

2000

CUPE launches the Up with Women’s Wages campaign to raise wages, educate members, and create local women’s committees.

First Nations members gather in BC

2000

More than two-dozen First Nations members gather for the first gathering for First Nations members in Terrace, BC.

CUPE fights for casual workers’ right to unionize

1999

CUPE files complaint to the International Labour Organization on behalf of thousands of casual workers in New Brunswick (mainly women) denied right to...

CUPE supports UFW strawberry boycott

1998

Global solidarity includes international visits and continued support for boycott by United Farm Workers and strawberry workers in California.

CUPE wins major court decision for same-sex equality

1998

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds CUPE’s Charter challenge against the Income Tax Act definition of spouse. The ruling set a major precedent for...

CUPE attends CLC's first National Aboriginal/Workers of Colour Conference

1998

75 CUPE members join CLC's first National Aboriginal/Workers of Colour Conference

CUPE activists attend first international conference on unions and sexual...

1998

Four CUPE activists attend first International Conference on Trade Unions, Homosexuality and the Workplace in Amsterdam

CUPE hosts anti-racism forums

1998

CUPE hosts one-day forums for members and staff to develop anti-racism plans of action.

NEB commits to anti-racism conference after debate on diversity seats

1995

The National Executive Board commits to hold a first-ever national conference on anti-racism this year, three days after the convention defeated a...

"Organizing the Organized" policy paper calls for action

1995

Policy paper "Organizing the Organized" calls for action on racism, equality, AIDS, childcare and a special fightback fund.

Bread and Roses March in Quebec leads to pay equity legislation, inspires...

1995

CUPE members were among the 850 women who marched 200 km to Quebec City where they met 15,000 supporters, in the Women’s March Against Poverty. The...

CUPE helps ensure free elections in South Africa

1994

CUPE sends a delegation to South Africa to work with the trade union movement to ensure the historic elections are free and fair.

Convention delegates hear from Mexican workers about NAFTA

1993

Moments after the US Congress approves NAFTA, guests from the Mexican Network Against Free Trade and the Authentic Workers’ Front of Mexico speak to...

CUPE launches anti-racism workshops

1993

CUPE launches anti-racism workshops Combating Workplace Racism, Cross Cultural Training, and Respecting Difference along with ads and a pamphlet,...

Cross-country rallies build union-community relationship, oppose cuts

1993

100,000 rally on Parliament Hill and at Days of Action across the country, in union-community coalition campaign to protest federal social security...

Employment equity policy passed at convention

1993

On the Front Burner, a policy paper on employment equity, is adopted at National Convention.

CUPE supports first public sector union international solidarity fund

1992

CUPE supports Union Aid, the first public sector union international solidarity fund. The fund’s aim is long term, reciprocal relationships with...

Province-wide walkout forces NB government to honour collective agreements

1992

20,000-member illegal province-wide walkout forces New Brunswick government to honour collective agreements, increase layoff protection and grant...

CUPE wins wage adjustments in Alberta

1992

Local 46 at Medicine Hat wins wage adjustments for undervalued jobs using CUPE’s gender-neutral job evaluation system for the first time in Alberta.

CUPE local, band councils get Indigenous workers hired

1992

Local 1000 gets Ontario Hydro to hire and train Indigenous workers, with help from Saugeen and Cape Croker Band Councils

CUPE challenges federal definition of spouse as opposite sex

1992

CUPE and two employees launch a constitutional challenge against the federal government’s definition of “spouse” as the opposite sex in the Income Tax...

BEST training helps members upgrade skills

1991

BEST (Basic Education for Skills Training) training helps members upgrade their reading, writing and math skills using a union approach.

CUPE produces booklet on employment benefits for gay and lesbian workers

1991

CUPE produces a booklet, Winning Out at Work, on employment benefits for gay and lesbian workers and their families.

Two women occupy top positions in CUPE, a first

1991

Convention delegates elect two women to top positions for the first time: Judy Darcy becomes the second woman to be elected CUPE, National...

Convention establishes new committee, funding and policy

1991

National Convention votes to establish the National Pink Triangle Committee, a fund to help small locals (predominantly female) attend national...

CUPE appoints anti-racism coordinator

1991

First National Anti-Racism Coordinator is appointed.

Leadership training for Indigenous, Black and racialized members (referred...

1991

First graduates of new leadership training for "Native and visible minority" members.

Resource kit to challenge sex harassment published

1990

Resource kit to challenge sex harassment is published.

CUPE combats intolerance

1990

Combating Intolerance campaign calls for respect for linguistic, racial, religious and cultural minorities.

CUPE member becomes first deaf person elected to public office

1990

Gary Malkowski, member of CUPE 2073 at the Canadian Hearing Society, wins the provincial riding of York East to become the first deaf person elected...

Nelson and Winnie Mandela visit CUPE

1990

International solidarity continues with Mozambique, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua and South Africa. A visit by Nelson and Winnie Mandela to CUPE National...

CUPE condemns use of troops against Mohawks

1990

CUPE condemns use of troops against Mohawks at Oka and Chateauguay

CUPE member: one of 14 women murdered at École Polytechnique

6th Dec 1989

CUPE member Maryse Laganière is one of 14 women shot and killed on December 6th at l’École Polytechique in Montreal.

Convention adopts numerous equality statements

1987

National Convention adopts statements on harassment and on First Peoples Rights. Delegates also commit to help locals negotiate equal rights for...

Convention commits to solidarity for social change, not charity

1987

National Convention re-commits to international solidarity with a focus on social change, not charity or humanitarian relief, and forms Ad Hoc...

First racialized member elected to NEB

1987

Ed Blackman becomes the first person of colour elected to the NEB, as a General Vice President.

CUPE challenges denial of same-sex benefits at Ontario Supreme Court

1987

CUPE challenges denial of medical and dental benefits to same sex spouse of Karen Andrews (Local 1996) at Supreme Court of Ontario. The court ruled...

CUPE advocates for worker with AIDS

1987

CUPE’s Health and Safety branch publishes a pamphlet: AIDS, did you know? CUPE flight attendant with AIDS wins fight to keep job.

CUPE and the CLC organize petition for child care

1987

CUPE and the CLC organize a national petition for quality, non-profit child care.

CUPE member wins protections for workers living with HIV or AIDS

1986

In 1986, flight attendant and CUPE 4014 member Hans Olav Prins filed a grievance after being suspended from flight service because his employer...

CUPE launches course on workplace discrimination

1986

Education Department launches new course, “Strategies for Equality.”

Convention pledges to negotiate non-discrimination language

1986

National Convention pledges to negotiate healthcare and other benefits for same-sex couples, and affirmative action clauses to ensure that “women,...

CUPE bargaining publication covers women’s issues

1985

A special edition of CUPE national bargaining publication The Facts covers women’s issues.

CUPE members tour Nicaragua, hosted by Sandinista Workers Central

1984

CUPE members take part in trade union tour of revolutionary Nicaragua organized by the Latin American Working Group and hosted by the Sandinista...

Lobbying saves four unionized daycares in Ottawa

1984

Lobbying saves four unionized daycares in Ottawa; CUPE continues to push for national daycare program.

CUPE campaigns against downsizing

1984

Campaigns take place in every part of the country against public sector downsizing.

CUPE hosts first National Women’s Conference

1983

CUPE hosts its first National Women’s Conference titled Survival in the Crisis, and produces the film "Yes, We Can!"

Delegates vote to make women a primary focus in CUPE’s economic program

1983

National Convention votes unanimously to make women a primary focus of CUPE’s economic program (CUPE Women: Survival in Crisis). Delegates call for...

Racial discrimination makes the front page

1983

CUPE national publication, The Public Employee, features front-page article on racial discrimination in hiring and the importance of no-discrimination...

CUPE 79 organizes part-time workers at Toronto Metro Homes

1983

Month-long organizing blitz of part-time workers at Toronto Metro Homes for the Aged adds 900 CUPE members (mainly women of colour) to Local 79.

Equal Opportunities kit helps locals bargain equality gains

1983

Equal Opportunities Kit helps locals bargain affirmative action, technological change, equal pay and sexual harassment protection, and helps to form...

CUPE locals strike across the country, Convention increases CUPE’s Defense...

1982

Strikes continue across the country: 3,000 school board workers in NB; office workers in BC; Hydro Quebec marches on the legislature; Winnipeg workers...

CUPE supports Nicaraguan revolutionaries, anti-apartheid struggle and more

1981

International solidarity is strong: CUPE hosts visitors from new revolutionary Nicaragua. CUPE also supports threatened trade unionists in Guatemala,...

Convention pledges to fight racism, anti-Semitism, anti-gay bigotry

1981

National Convention pledges to fight racism, anti-Semitism and anti-gay bigotry.

Convention demands that the federal government renounce war

1981

National Convention demands that the federal government renounce war and actively promote peace, detente and disarmament. Convention delegates urge...

Convention establishes the National Women’s Task Force

1981

National Convention establishes the National Women's Task Force to work to end sexism and gender injustice in the workplace.

Convention calls for action to remove barriers for disabled workers

1981

National Convention urges employer and union action to remove barriers for disabled workers.

CUPE hosts Indigenous ("Aboriginal") delegation of The Constitution Express

1981

CUPE hosts Indigenous delegates of The Constitution Express in Ottawa and demands the inclusion of Aboriginal and women’s rights in the Charter.

CUPE hospital workers launch illegal strike

1981

Ontario hospital workers launch illegal strike; 35 members fired, over 3,500 suspended and 5,600 disciplined; CUPE leaders jailed, including National...

CUPE locals negotiate collective agreement language on sexual harassment

1981

Locals in BC, Manitoba and Ontario bargain for and win the right to grieve sexual harassment.

Vancouver workers strike for equal pay

1981

10,000 municipal members in Greater Vancouver strike to raise starting wage of inside workers (mainly women) to the level of outside workers (mainly...

Raises not roses: CUPE strikes earn gains for women

1980

“Raises Not Roses” slogan resonates in many CUPE strikes across Canada. 3,000 Manitoba hospital and nursing home workers win historic 26% average wage...

Convention approves action plan for child care, mat leave and more

1979

National Convention approves 10-point Program of Actions to achieve collective agreement provisions on child care, maternity leave, sex and disability...

NB health care locals negotiate wage parity

1973

New Brunswick health care locals negotiate provincial collective agreement with wage parity between hospital and nursing home workers.

Library workers strike, win maternity leave

1970

CUPE 217, City of London, wins 13 per cent wage increase, maternity leave and more after two-week walkout. It is the first library worker strike in...

CUPE 79 wins equal pay for equal work

1970

CUPE 79 at Greenacres Home for the Aged wins Ontario court ruling of equal pay for equal work; female nursing aides now paid same as male orderlies.

Convention calls for a better relationship with Native and Métis People

1969

National Convention calls for a better relationship with Native and Métis People.

First international gathering of labour educators

1967

CUPE discusses labour education at the First World Education Conference in Montreal (Expo City).

CUPE supports boycott of California grapes

1967

CUPE actively supports the United Farm Workers’ boycott of California grapes.

Convention calls for end of Vietnam war weapons supply

1967

National Convention policy calls for Canada to stop supplying weapons to USA for bombing of Vietnam.

Ontario hospital workers unionize

1967