CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock – YYZ – August 16th 2025
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock – YYZ – August 16th 2025
Is CUPE's leadership prepared to be arrested?
At some point one of the leading unions is gonna have to step up and order their members to stay out and bare the consequences.
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August 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is CUPE's leadership prepared to be arrested?
I'm at Vancouver Airport where CUPE's Air Canada Component is picketing.
Air Canada flight attendants are still on strike, defying a back-to-work order from the federal government.
Air Canada flight attendants are still on strike, defying a back-to-work order from the federal government.
August 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm at Vancouver Airport where CUPE's Air Canada Component is picketing.
Air Canada flight attendants are still on strike, defying a back-to-work order from the federal government.
Air Canada flight attendants are still on strike, defying a back-to-work order from the federal government.
CUPE's Mark Hancock is prepared to be jailed for defying the Carney government's back-to-work order to force Air Canada to negotiate with flight attendants
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CUPE's Mark Hancock is prepared to be jailed for defying the Carney government's back-to-work order to force Air Canada to negotiate with flight attendants
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
Air Canada is using its app to push out anti-union messaging to passengers:
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Air Canada is using its app to push out anti-union messaging to passengers:
CUPE's president ripped up the back to work order at a press conference and will be challenging it as unconstitutional. It makes me feel so good to see some real backbone in the labour movement.
"Hajdu maintained that her Liberal government is not anti-union," despite this happening every damn time
"Hajdu maintained that her Liberal government is not anti-union," despite this happening every damn time
BREAKING: Air Canada suspends plan to restart operations on Sunday after flight attendant union defies return to work order.
Air Canada suspends restart plans after union defies return to work order
Air Canada says it has suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said they’ll defy a return to work order.
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August 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
CUPE's president ripped up the back to work order at a press conference and will be challenging it as unconstitutional. It makes me feel so good to see some real backbone in the labour movement.
"Hajdu maintained that her Liberal government is not anti-union," despite this happening every damn time
"Hajdu maintained that her Liberal government is not anti-union," despite this happening every damn time
NEW: The Liberals are to blame for CUPE’s subpar Air Canada settlement, writes Adam King.
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Liberals To Blame For CUPE’s Subpar Air Canada Settlement
While CUPE flight attendants will finally receive pay increases, the award falls short of members’ demands.
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February 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
NEW: The Liberals are to blame for CUPE’s subpar Air Canada settlement, writes Adam King.
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Can the rest of Canada's labour movement please get on CUPE's level.
September 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Can the rest of Canada's labour movement please get on CUPE's level.
The government's "eyebrow-raising" penchant for breaking up strikes finally met its match in the woman-dominated workforce of CUPE's Air Canada unit.
Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour:
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Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour:
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Why the Flight Attendants’ Strike Was ‘A Perfect Storm’ for Labour
The government's 'eyebrow-raising' penchant for breaking up strikes met its match in the woman-dominated workforce
pressprogress.ca
August 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The government's "eyebrow-raising" penchant for breaking up strikes finally met its match in the woman-dominated workforce of CUPE's Air Canada unit.
Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour:
pressprogress.ca/air-canada-f...
Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour:
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Today, at CUPE’s Building Strong Locals Conference in Montreal, over 500 CUPE members from across Canada adopted the Montreal Declaration
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March 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today, at CUPE’s Building Strong Locals Conference in Montreal, over 500 CUPE members from across Canada adopted the Montreal Declaration
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cupe.ca/montreal-dec...
WestJet Flight Attendants Launch Campaign Demanding Fairness and Respect
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CUPE’s WestJet Flight Attendants Launch Campaign Demanding Fairness and Respect - CUPE Alberta
CALGARY, AB – CUPE 8125, representing WestJet flight attendants, has launched UltraExtraBasic.ca, a bold new public campaign to draw attention to the issues of unpaid work and disrespect in the airlin...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
WestJet Flight Attendants Launch Campaign Demanding Fairness and Respect
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Eight months into Ottawa’s investigation into flight attendants’ allegations that they’re forced to do unpaid work, the union is raising concerns that it won’t result in any change. @isaacphannay.bsky.social updates. #canlab
Flight Attendants Renew Call For Unpaid Work Legislation | The Tyee
CUPE’s Wesley Lesosky said he’s worried the next part of the investigation will skew in employers’ favour.
thetyee.ca
April 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Eight months into Ottawa’s investigation into flight attendants’ allegations that they’re forced to do unpaid work, the union is raising concerns that it won’t result in any change. @isaacphannay.bsky.social updates. #canlab
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September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Hours afters Air Canada’s CEO admitted it expected the government to use Section 107 and for the union to comply, Air Canada was back at the table and ready to make concessions to get planes in the skies.
You can’t deny that CUPE’s decision to defy the order gave it the leverage to get a deal.
You can’t deny that CUPE’s decision to defy the order gave it the leverage to get a deal.
Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike | CBC News
A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Tuesday.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Hours afters Air Canada’s CEO admitted it expected the government to use Section 107 and for the union to comply, Air Canada was back at the table and ready to make concessions to get planes in the skies.
You can’t deny that CUPE’s decision to defy the order gave it the leverage to get a deal.
You can’t deny that CUPE’s decision to defy the order gave it the leverage to get a deal.
I spoke to the @nytimes.com about CUPE’s decision to defy the latest government intervention in collective bargaining.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I spoke to the @nytimes.com about CUPE’s decision to defy the latest government intervention in collective bargaining.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
“As a national association of employee organizations and trade unions, CAUT proudly stands in solidarity with CUPE’s Air Canada flight attendants."
Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...
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CAUT condemns federal government’s violation of right to strike
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August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“As a national association of employee organizations and trade unions, CAUT proudly stands in solidarity with CUPE’s Air Canada flight attendants."
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Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...
CUPE is committed to fighting racism in our union, our workplaces and our communities. I want to encourage CUPE members to mark Black History Month by helping put CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy into action in their locals.
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Help put CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy into action
In 2021, national convention delegates adopted CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy. Everyone has a part to play in reaching the strategy’s 10 goals. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
CUPE is committed to fighting racism in our union, our workplaces and our communities. I want to encourage CUPE members to mark Black History Month by helping put CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy into action in their locals.
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Air Canada strike is over so standing up to a company that doesn’t want to negotiate in good faith seemed the best thing to do on CUPE’s part. The same thing happened to me in Nov. 2022 with Doug Ford. He folded too like a broken lawn chair lol. 😉
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Air Canada set to resume operations after flight attendants’ strike ends — The Globe and Mail
Carrier says return to normal operations will take about a week, with 15 to 20% of flights to resume Tuesday afternoon
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August 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Air Canada strike is over so standing up to a company that doesn’t want to negotiate in good faith seemed the best thing to do on CUPE’s part. The same thing happened to me in Nov. 2022 with Doug Ford. He folded too like a broken lawn chair lol. 😉
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i’d say more that it’s been standard in the airline industry for years. that’s started to change at a few airlines in recent years, and cupe’s win will certainly help ensure at changes at even more.
August 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
i’d say more that it’s been standard in the airline industry for years. that’s started to change at a few airlines in recent years, and cupe’s win will certainly help ensure at changes at even more.
At CUPE's National Convention in October I took some time to chat with @broadbent.bsky.social about the benefits of investing in publicly owned infrastructure. Instead of offering the private sector incentives, just build the damn thing!
The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
At CUPE's National Convention in October I took some time to chat with @broadbent.bsky.social about the benefits of investing in publicly owned infrastructure. Instead of offering the private sector incentives, just build the damn thing!
Complete internatioanl solidarity with
@cupescfp.bsky.social and Canada's working people!
CUPE's national executive board has passed a unanimous resolution vowing to defy the Liberal government’s proposal (BILL C-39) limiting the constitutional right to strike. ✊🍁🇨🇦
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@cupescfp.bsky.social and Canada's working people!
CUPE's national executive board has passed a unanimous resolution vowing to defy the Liberal government’s proposal (BILL C-39) limiting the constitutional right to strike. ✊🍁🇨🇦
cupe.ca/news/cupe-wi...
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September 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Complete internatioanl solidarity with
@cupescfp.bsky.social and Canada's working people!
CUPE's national executive board has passed a unanimous resolution vowing to defy the Liberal government’s proposal (BILL C-39) limiting the constitutional right to strike. ✊🍁🇨🇦
cupe.ca/news/cupe-wi...
@cupescfp.bsky.social and Canada's working people!
CUPE's national executive board has passed a unanimous resolution vowing to defy the Liberal government’s proposal (BILL C-39) limiting the constitutional right to strike. ✊🍁🇨🇦
cupe.ca/news/cupe-wi...
CUPE’s National Convention in Toronto is flying high with CUPE’s Airline Division delegates. 💙✈️
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Le Congrès national du SCFP à Toronto prend son envol avec les personnes déléguées de la Division du transport aérien. 💙✈️
#CUPE2025 #SCFP2025 #CUPENationalConvention2025
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Le Congrès national du SCFP à Toronto prend son envol avec les personnes déléguées de la Division du transport aérien. 💙✈️
#CUPE2025 #SCFP2025 #CUPENationalConvention2025
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
CUPE’s National Convention in Toronto is flying high with CUPE’s Airline Division delegates. 💙✈️
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Le Congrès national du SCFP à Toronto prend son envol avec les personnes déléguées de la Division du transport aérien. 💙✈️
#CUPE2025 #SCFP2025 #CUPENationalConvention2025
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Le Congrès national du SCFP à Toronto prend son envol avec les personnes déléguées de la Division du transport aérien. 💙✈️
#CUPE2025 #SCFP2025 #CUPENationalConvention2025
We asked @jimbostanford.bsky.social to present to CUPE’s board about the economic impact of the trade war - I’m struck by the fact we’ve lost about 45k jobs in education, 3x the size of losses in manufacturing. Where’s the bailout for PSE?
September 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
We asked @jimbostanford.bsky.social to present to CUPE’s board about the economic impact of the trade war - I’m struck by the fact we’ve lost about 45k jobs in education, 3x the size of losses in manufacturing. Where’s the bailout for PSE?
CANADA: CUPE members affirm Montreal Declaration to fight back against Trump assault on Canadian workers cupe.ca/cupe-members...
CUPE members affirm Montreal Declaration to fight back against Trump assault on Canadian workers
Today, at CUPE’s Building Strong Locals Conference in Montreal, over 500 CUPE members from across Canada adopted the Montreal Declaration. The declaration acknowledges the formidable contribution that...
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March 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
CANADA: CUPE members affirm Montreal Declaration to fight back against Trump assault on Canadian workers cupe.ca/cupe-members...
Flight Attendants Renew Call For Unpaid Work Legislation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...
Flight Attendants Renew Call For Unpaid Work Legislation | The Tyee
CUPE’s Wesley Lesosky said he’s worried the next part of the investigation will skew in employers’ favour.
thetyee.ca
April 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Flight Attendants Renew Call For Unpaid Work Legislation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...