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Lauren Frenkel: CUPE members must unite against the union's toxic antisemitism

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29.11.2024

We must demand accountability and take a stand against the political decay that's corrupting Canada's public-sector unions

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Public-sector unions have gained significant attention over the past year, but not for the reasons one might think. We expect to see unions making headlines when they are dealing with collective bargaining, workers’ rights and ensuring job security and fairness for workers. However, public sector-unions have instead dominated headlines for their biased and discriminatory statements about geopolitical issues — positions that have revealed a troubling underlying agenda.

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This past year in particular, CUPE Ontario has repeatedly demonstrated antisemitic tendencies, focusing almost exclusively on the Israel-Hamas conflict and spreading endless amounts of disinformation and propaganda. As recently as Oct. 20, Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario and general vice-president of CUPE’s national executive board, delivered a speech at an anti-Israel protest following chants........

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