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Thank you,
On April 28, CUPE members across the country gather to honour workers who have been killed or injured on the job.
We mourn the loss of four members of our CUPE family in 2025:
- Miguel Escalante Ledesma, CUPE 1000, Ontario
- Nabil El-Ahmed, CUPE 5167, Ontario
- Kulbir Kalia, CUPE 3338, British Columbia
- Jose Castillo, CUPE 416, Ontario
We also mourn the very recent loss of the following members:
- Richard Anstett, CUPE 79, Ontario
- Neil Harris, CUPE 54, Ontario
We hope you will join CUPE members and workers around the world in renewing our shared commitment to preventing workplace injuries and deaths and ensuring the health and safety of all workers.
CUPE has also declared 2026 its Year of Health and Safety. Throughout the year, we are placing a special focus on strengthening our health and safety committees. Strong committees save lives. They identify hazards, prevent injuries and help ensure every worker returns home safe. We encourage locals to support their committees, empower worker participation and take action to improve health and safety in every workplace.
You can help advance this work in your local by accessing CUPE’s health and safety resources.
Day of Mourning materials can be ordered online. Please order your materials early to ensure we can fulfill your order.
The Jewish community has long played a central role in labour struggles and in the fight against discrimination in Canada. For Jewish Heritage Month, CUPE honours the historic role of the Jewish community in the promotion and defence of labour rights and social justice, and we call on our members to take action against the alarming surge of antisemitism in Canada and around the world. We must remain united and vigilant in our collective struggle against anti-Jewish hate.
As part of our celebration this year, we encourage members to learn more about Canada’s Jewish Labour Committee (JLC). Founded in the 1930s and active through the 1960s, the JLC worked through the labour movement to confront antisemitism and advance human rights. In 1947, the organization successfully lobbied to pass the first anti-discrimination resolution at the Canadian Congress of Labour, demanding “vigorous action” in “the fight for full equality for all peoples, regardless of race, colour, creed, or national origin.” The committee’s work helped embed human rights principles in Canadian labour and its legacy continues to shape our movement today.