CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 A Q&A Guide for CUPE Health Care Workers in Ontario
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Paramedics to release report on ambulance shortages in Ontario
TORONTO – CUPE will release a report on ambulance shortages in Ontario Wednesday morning. CUPE represents the majority of paramedics in the province, with 5,500 members in the sector. Who: Jason Fraser, Paramedic and Chair, CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario Chandra Pasma, CUPE National Researcher Stephanie Taylor, Paramedic, Durham Region What: Release of report on…
DetailsStatement from Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario and David Simao, Chair of OUWCC
TORONTO – CUPE Ontario represents more than thirty thousand (30,000) university workers across Ontario, who are represented within the union through the Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC). CUPE Ontario and OUWCC strongly condemn the recent moves by Ryerson University to terminate its operational agreement with the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) and sever all ties…
DetailsInternational Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day 2020
This year, International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day lands on February 29 and CUPE Ontario continues to call on measures which support workers confronted by this common yet preventable condition.  RSIs, also known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), are a collection of ailments affecting the tendons, muscles, and nerves and joints in the neck, back, chest,…
DetailsCUPE 3908 and Trent University reach tentative agreement
Peterborough, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Trent University and the union representing the institution’s part-time instructors. Negotiators for Unit 1, Local 3908 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3908-1) and Trent reached the deal following a marathon round of bargaining between the parties, who were assisted by Provincially-appointed mediator…
DetailsCUPE 416 to provide bargaining update to media at 1 p.m.
TORONTO – Eddie Mariconda, President of CUPE Local 416, will provide an update to media on the status of bargaining between the Union and the City of Toronto at 1 p.m. this afternoon. This briefing will take place in the Ottawa Room of the Doubletree Hotel, located at 108 Chestnut Street, near Toronto City Hall.…
DetailsCUPE Local 416 update on negotiations with the City of Toronto
TORONTO, ON – Eddie Mariconda, President of CUPE Local 416 and Howard Goldblatt, legal counsel to CUPE Local 416 will address media on the ongoing negotiations between the union and the City of Toronto. As the result of a City of Toronto requested no-board, a labour dispute could begin at 12:01am on Thursday, February 27.…
DetailsCUPE Ontario joins thousands to demonstrate at Conservative Policy Convention
(NIAGARA FALLS, ON) On Saturday, February 22, the Ontario Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) joined thousands of labour and community allies for a rally outside the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario’s policy convention in Niagara Falls. Organized by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), members and leaders from a range of…
DetailsCUPE Local 79 requests no-board in negotiations with City of Toronto
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Local 79, representing over 22,000 inside workers with the City of Toronto, has requested a no-board report in their negotiations with the City, citing a lack of meaningful discussion on significant outstanding issues. “The City has been quite open about their attempts to seek significant concessions, erode job security and set…
DetailsUnion offers better contingency plan for the City of Toronto: negotiate a fair contract
TORONTO, ON – Following the City of Toronto’s announcement on contingency plans for a possible labour disruption, CUPE Local 416 offered their own plan, one that respects all parties: negotiate a fair contract and avoid a labour dispute. “How does the City Manager stand up there and say the City respects its workers and looks…
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