NUPGE https://nupge.ca/ NUPGE Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://nupge.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/favicon_0.ico NUPGE https://nupge.ca/ 32 32 NUPGE marks World Health Day 2026 https://nupge.ca/2026/nupge-world-health-day/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:15:19 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6125 On this World Health Day, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) stands with healthcare workers and public...

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]]> NUPGE echoes call from First Nations Chiefs for apology from Prime Minister Carney https://nupge.ca/2026/nupge-echoes-call-from-first-nations-chiefs-for-apology-from-prime-minister-carney/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:02:54 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6120 Photo credit: Free Grassy

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]]> International Day of Pink 2026 https://nupge.ca/2026/nupge-day-of-pink-2026/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:53:39 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6067 The International Day of Pink is observed annually during the second week of April. It began in Nova Scotia in...

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]]> NUPGE delegation delivers message of solidarity to the people of Cuba at tri-national labour summit https://nupge.ca/2026/nupge-delegation-delivers-message-of-solidarity-to-the-people-cuba-at-tri-national-labour-summit/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6099 A NUPGE delegation attending the tri-national trade union gathering in Mexico City met with Cuba’s Ambassador to Mexico, Johana Tablada...

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]]> Healthcare advocates call for immediate closure of Grifols’ for-profit blood and plasma collection https://nupge.ca/2026/advocates-immediate-closure-for-profit-blood-plasma-collection/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:02:00 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6079 Today, advocates of public universal health care across Canada are calling for the closure of Grifols facilities, citing 2 deaths...

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]]> NUPGE statement on the United States’ and Israel’s war on Iran https://nupge.ca/2026/nupge-on-us-israel-war-on-iran/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:46:17 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6064 NUPGE strongly condemns the ongoing illegal attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the widening conflict in the region.

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]]> Solidarity with migrants on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination https://nupge.ca/2026/solidarity-with-migrants-march-21/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:58:05 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6058 March 21, 2026, marks the 61st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the first day of the...

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]]> World Water Day – Water is a human right. https://nupge.ca/2026/world-water-day-2026/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:09:00 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6046 World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22. It was created by the United Nations in 1992 to raise...

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]]> Two Dead After Donating at For-Profit Plasma Clinics — NUPGE Calls for Immediate Action  https://nupge.ca/2026/two-dead-after-donating-at-for-profit-plasma-clinics-nupge-calls-for-immediate-action/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:04 +0000 https://nupge.ca/?p=6030 The death of Rodiyat Alabede, a 22-year-old international student at the University of Winnipeg, is a heartbreaking tragedy. Alabede, and one other person...

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