Every year, on April 28, we pause to recognize workers who have been killed or injured on the job. The Day of Mourning, created by CUPE members and first observed in 1984, is recognized by workers in communities across Canada and in more than 100 countries worldwide. No one should die because of their work,…
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GUELPH, ON – CUPE 4325, representing 130 social service workers, reached a tentative agreement with the Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County earlier today. The workers will vote on the tentative settlement tomorrow with the possibility of returning to work on Monday, if the agreement is ratified by both parties. The…
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NORTH BAY, ON – There’s the role of a secretive sub-committee that reports back to municipal councils. A hushed consultant’s report filled with financial costings and projections of millions of dollars to buy out yearly contributions to Cassellholme that the mayors and councillors know the content of, but aren’t sharing with the public. There’s a…
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report on residential school abuses was an important step forward in recognizing the injustices First Nations peoples face in our society. Now it’s time to make sure the report’s recommendations are put into action. The CUPE Ontario Aboriginal Council has started a petition asking the provincial government to…
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NORTH BAY, ON – Documents obtained by the Canadian of Union of Public Employees (CUPE) through freedom of information (FOI) requests show Nipissing area mayors and councillors are privy to much more information about making Cassellholme a private nursing home, than they’ve shared with home’s residents, their families and the local community. CUPE filed the…
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TORONTO, ON — Care and nursing staff who have for over a decade called for legislated, higher care levels for Ontario’s 80,000 long-term care residents, are urging Ontario MPPs to put “partisanship” aside and support a private members Bill introduced yesterday for a daily care standard of at least four hours, that they say will…
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TORONTO, ON – CUPE’s 55,000 education workers are lauding a significant Ontario Superior Court victory, after several unions challenged the constitutionality of Bill 115. The court challenge was filed in 2013 after Bill 115 stripped workers in the education sector of their rights to bargain collectively. The challenge was postponed in 2014 at the request of…
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NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE Local 1165-03, representing 12 clerical staff and audio-visual technicians at the Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, has voted to ratify a new collective agreement. The workers had been without a local contract since August 31, 2014. The school board covers several northern municipalities, including North Bay, Mattawa, Sturgeon Falls and Verner.…
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Unequal pricing for men and women provides a bittersweet lesson on the true difference between their wages TORONTO – The true cost of the gender wage gap will be underlined in dollars and cents when representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) set up the “Gender Pay Gap Bake Shop” at…
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TORONTO, ON – Following days of unproductive collective bargaining with the Toronto Public Library (TPL) Board, negotiators for Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948) requested the Ministry of Labour issue a ‘No Board’ report, which set into motion a deadline by which a lockout or strike could take place. “Library…
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