Letter to the Crown

Airport privatization will cost passengers and workers
Image Open image in modal The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is warning the federal government against handing control of Canada’s major airports over to private investors, saying privatization will mean higher costs for passengers and more pressure on airport workers. Canada’s airports are critical public infrastructure. They exist to serve passengers, workers and communities, […]
Court ruling on EI, a win for new parents who lose their jobs
Image Open image in modal The Federal Court of Appeal has found that denying Employment Insurance (EI) supports to new parents who lose their jobs is discriminatory. The federal government could have resolved this inequity years ago. Now the courts are forcing action. Workers are being denied EI for not having enough qualifying hours after returning […]