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NUPGE echoes the call from @FreeGrassy and Wabaseemoong for an apology from Prime Minister Carney after he dismissed a community member speaking about mercury poisoning at a recent press conference. These communities deserve a meeting, not dismissal. nupge.ca/2026/nupge-ech…

In Mexico City, NUPGE President Bert Blundon and MGEU President Kyle Ross met with Cuba's Ambassador to Mexico to deliver a message from 450,000 Canadian workers: Cuba is not alone. The U.S. blockade is a breach of human dignity. Peace is union business. nupge.ca/2026/nupge-del…

nupge.ca/2026/advocates… Public healthcare advocates are calling for the closure of Grifols facilities, after 2 deaths and one kidney injury lawsuit, as well as several adverse events at Grifols collection store fronts under investigation by Health Canada.

March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility. Alongside our transgender siblings, we are united in our dream of a world that affords dignity, human rights and equality to all women and to everyone impacted by gender-based oppression. Women, we know intimately what discrimination, violence and oppression feel like. Trans people seeking to live their lives with dignity has never been a threat to women. The real threat is what it has always been: a culture and system that enables male violence and then blames everyone except the men who commit it. If you agree, sign this letter of support: womenfortransrights.ca #transrights #solidarity

Bill C-12 is now law and it's an attack on refugee and migrant rights in Canada. NUPGE stands with a broad coalition of human rights organizations in condemning this legislation. ccrweb.ca/en/denounce-pa…

NUPGE condemns the illegal U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran. Civilians are paying the highest price. We call for an immediate ceasefire, de-escalation, and a return to peace talks. Canada must not be complicit. Full statement: nupge.ca/2026/nupge-sta…

nupge.ca/2026/solidarit… On this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, NUPGE reiterates our support of status for all and demands that all governments abolish the xenophobic and racist policies and practices they inflict on migrants.

Hear from our very own Morna Ballantyne, as she calls for the protection of the $10aDay child care program. Urge PM Carney to keep the government’s $10aDay child care promise: childcarenow.ca/letter #KeepTheChildCarePromise

Wildland firefighters face extreme hazards. They deserve protection that’s up to the job. Every worker has the right to safe work. #CanLab theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Two people are dead after donating at for-profit plasma clinics in Winnipeg. Health Canada found non-compliance at multiple locations. We are calling for the shutdown of all for-profit plasma clinics and a nationwide ban on paid plasma collection. nupge.ca/2026/two-dead-…

Alberta's Bill 11 violates the Canada Health Act and opens the door to two-tiered, for-profit health care. Our Secretary-Treasurer Jason MacLean is calling on Health Minister Marjorie Michel to enforce the law and stop Bill 11. Listen to his full speech:

In a cost of living crisis, families are depending on the federal government to follow through with their promise on $10aDay child care. Urge Prime Minister Carney to keep the government’s child care promise: childcarenow.ca/letter #KeepTheChildCarePromise

nupge.ca/2026/iwd2026/ Gender inequity is prevalent in all aspects of society incl. the economy. The best example is the care economy. 75% of paid care workers in Canada are women. Attacks on the care economy, including against health care work, is distinctly anti-feminist. We join in solidarity not just on March 8 but every day, with the feminist movement, feminist allies, and our fellow unions to Rise Up for gender justice.

NUPGE’s members continue to come together to share knowledge and experience, and to strengthen #solidarity across our component unions. Focused on practical solutions, the message is clear: cuts to public services and the rush to for-profit models have been tried and tested, and they have failed. And when the bill comes due, it lands squarely on the backs of our communities. It's time to listen to workers, and re-build the public services people and communities rely on. That’s how we build a stronger Canada.

NSGEU members gathered to tell Premier Houston that with skyrocketing cost-of-living and growing inequality in NS and across the country, this is a time to re-build the public services people rely on - NOT cut jobs and weaken services in our communities.

Canada must act in response to the humanitarian crisis and threats to sovereignty in Cuba. nupge.ca/canada-must-ac… When access to food, medicine, and basic services is used as a weapon, Canada and the international community must step in to protect human dignity and assist innocent people.