“The Struggle Continues:” CUPE Ontario Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Racial Justice, Solidarity

On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa, police opened fire on a crowd of Black demonstrators who had taken to the streets to protest racial segregation in apartheid South Africa. The police murdered 69 peaceful demonstrators and injured 180 others, including some 50 women and children. This atrocity became widely known…

On World Water Day, CUPE commits to end water injustice in Indigenous communities and to fight privatization of water and wastewater services

Aboriginal Council, COVID-19, Governmental

Safe, reliable water and wastewater services are a human right and the heart of healthy communities. But these rights are denied to many Indigenous communities in Canada. Water services and resources are also under growing pressure to privatize. The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted just how important clean water is to our health and safety. Clean water…