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NUPGE congratulates CUPE and Air Canada flight attendants on reaching a tentative agreement

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) congratulates CUPE’s Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight ...
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Statement of Support from NUPGE to Air Canada Flight Attendants

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), representing 425,000 members across Canada, stands in unwavering ...
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Union Savings - NUPGE

Union Savings – Canada’s only not-for-profit, union-run, members’ benefit program – is available to all members of NUPGE’s Components! Union Savings provides you with discount codes for online ...
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Canada must act to end the genocide in Gaza - NUPGE

We are witnessing unimaginable suffering in Gaza, as Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war through its blockade and militarized aid system. People in Gaza are dying from malnutrition and ...
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NUPGE leaders at Council of the Federation to urge action in critical ...

NUPGE President Bert Blundon and Board members representing 425,000 workers across the country, will be on-site to call for urgent action on public sector staffing shortages. Their presence ...
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Post-secondary education sector layoffs are devastating for public ...

OTTAWA – The National Union of Public and General Employees is calling on the federal government to take immediate action to support our post-secondary institutions. In Ontario, new figures confirm ...
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Scrapping the digital services tax helps billionaires, hurts Canadians

Many countries have tax systems that allow the billionaire class to accumulate obscene amounts of wealth, while services low and middle-income people need are cut. Sadly, Canada is among the countries ...
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Bert Blundon and Jason MacLean re-elected to lead the National Union of ...

June 14 2025 Fredericton, NB – June 14, 2025 – NUPGE President Bert Blundon and Secretary-Treasurer Jason MacLean have been re-elected to lead the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE ...
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Ontario legislation undermines public education, equity

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is expressing concern about Ontario’s Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act. The bill, introduced last week, would impose sweeping ...
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Speech from the Throne: Workers expect better, says NUPGE

Today's Speech from the Throne sets the tone for the new government's agenda, but the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is warning that too many critical questions were left ...
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OPSEU/SEFPO wins historic organizing victory for precarious workers at ...

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) congratulates OPSEU/SEFPO on successfully unionizing more than 16,000 precarious faculty members at Ontario public colleges. This win comes ...