Restoring Special Diet Allowance “the right thing to do;” McGuinty Government needs to do far more to fight poverty, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – Faced with staggeringly high increases in food bank usage, the McGuinty Liberals made the right decision by reinstating the Special Diet Allowance, the President of the Canadian Union of…

Ontario must protect pensioners and clamp down on employers robbing workers’ retirement security through contribution holidays, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – The McGuinty Government can end a sordid chapter in the history of how retirees are treated by their employers, the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),…

Sister Bev Smale Scholarship

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Education scholarships are offered to members from Locals affiliated to the CUPE Ontario and are in good standing as members. The purpose of the scholarship is to support members pursuing and furthering…

Carleton University Teaching Assistants and Contract Instructors reach tentative agreement

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. OTTAWA, Ont. – Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Contact Instructors (CIs) at Carleton University, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4600, have reached tentative settlements with the administration, averting…

Help build local economies by keeping hospital food local in Kingston

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Lend your support at:  http://www.kingstonfoodfight.ca/A Kingston-based community campaign to stop the contracting out of the foodservice operation at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) to a global factory-food corporation needs your support. Local…

Statement from CUPE Ontario President Hahn, on the death of Fred Taylor, founding President of CUPE Ontario Division

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Toronto, ON—“We learned today of the passing of Fred Taylor, CUPE Ontario’s founding President, over the weekend. As workers, we all owe a debt of thanks to Brother Fred for his…