Monthly Archives: November 2009

TCEU Local 416 mourns death of former president Brian Cochrane

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – The following statement has been issued by Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 416: The members of Local 416 are mourning the sudden passing at…

Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) ratify new collective 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) CUPE 4948 has ratified their first collective agreement. “We negotiated a settlement that addressed all of our main issues:  full-time jobs,…

Your Struggle is Ours

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CUPE joins solidarity rally for locked out, terminated Cadillac Fairview workers TORONTO, Ont. – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, the province’s largest public sector union, stood…

Strike averted at last minute – Children’s aid workers ratify new contract

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. North Bay, ON –   More than 100 Children’s Aid Society workers, members of CUPE 2049, turned out this afternoon and voted today to accept a new contract reached after an all-night bargaining…

Labour unity key to curbing rising tide of anti-worker actions by employers

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CUPE to join noon hour solidarity rally for locked and fired TD Centre skilled trades workers TORONTO, Ont. – Across the province for the past year, employers, emboldened by the economic crisis, are…

Toronto ‘Jumps Up’ for public child care

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Families enjoy afternoon of free fun and music, with a message TORONTO, Ont. – Children and parents ‘Jumped Up’ for public child care this afternoon at a free children’s concert held…

Hospital needs more cash Ryan

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, November 6  CORNWALL — A high-profile union leader has added his voice to the call for additional funding to help right the Cornwall Community Hospital’s financial ship. CUPE Ontario…

U of T sessional faculty 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. Toronto, Ont. – University of Toronto sessional teaching staff – or contract faculty – members of CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3, reached a tentative settlement with the University administration on Sunday November…

On a student ‘Day of Action,’ Queen’s Park must take action on unreasonable tuition hikes

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. – As students across Ontario take part in a ‘Day of Action’ for a poverty-free Ontario, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Sid Ryan issued a call to Premier…

‘Dalton Days’ discussion should wait until labour leaders, Premier McGuinty can discuss impact on public services

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 – Discussions by politicians and the media about ‘Dalton Days,’ are premature and need to wait until public sector union leaders have an opportunity to speak with Premier Dalton McGuinty, CUPE…