We're the workers who keep our communities running.
CUPE is Canada’s largest labour union, advocating for our public services and better working conditions for the people who deliver them.
Who we are
With over 800,000 members across the country and 11 sectors, we are united in our fight for fair pay, good benefits, and safe, healthy workplaces. To CUPE, upholding workers’ rights means stronger public services, more resilient communities, and better lives for all Canadians. We are a labour union and a workers’ movement, fighting to build a more equitable society.
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Key topics
CUPE focuses on key areas that support workers, enhance communities, and promote fairness, driving positive change for both members and society.
Workers are at the heart of what we do at CUPE. That means fighting to win a fair deal for members and ensuring they have a strong voice at the bargaining table. Our job is to deliver better wages, safer working conditions, and the respect our members deserve—in every region and sector.
Advocating for the public services that keep our society running means stronger communities, good jobs, and ensuring every Canadian from coast to coast to coast has access to the services they need.
No worker should be put at risk on the job. At CUPE, we fight for robust workplace protections and practices that ensure the safety, well-being, and health of all workers.
We drive economic growth by promoting good union jobs, fighting back against the privatization of our essential services, and ensuring that workers and families across Canada can live with dignity.
We strive to centre equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. From developing our Anti-racism strategy to our work in international solidarity, we work to eradicate systemic barriers in our workplaces and advocate for social justice in Canada and across the world.
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