Minimum wage is 21 per cent below poverty line CUPE Ontario report to Minimum Wage Advisory Panel calls for increase to $14/hr

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. GUELPH, Ont. – A full-time worker earning minimum wage in Ontario has an income 21 per cent below the poverty line, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario told a provincial…

CUPE 1281 invites students, public and media to join them to say ‘Boo!’ to the spooky lockout of CESAR workers tomorrow at the Ryerson Student Centre

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – With Halloween approaching, workers at the Continuing Education Students Association of Ryerson (CESAR) have been locked out for almost a month. That’s why Local 1281 of the Canadian…

Thumbs up to Durham Region municipalities for recognizing contribution, dedication of early learning and child care staff

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. OSHAWA, Ont. –Do child care staff and Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) deserve kudos for their skills and a job well done? Durham Region municipalities think they do and child care workers and…

Hamilton CAS services restored with remaining shutdown days cancelled – workers mobilized to stop the shutdown

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. HAMILTON, Ont. – Rallying the community and lobbying the provincial government to stand up for fairness for at-risk children and youth in Hamilton, workers from Hamilton Children’s Aid Society (CAS) successfully campaigned…

New union contract strengthens services provided to people with developmental disabilities

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 challenges Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley to join its call for adequate funding for Ontario’s developmental services PEMBROKE, Ont. – By ratifying their first collective agreement, workers who provide services…

As elephants begin new life, Toronto Zoo workers urge ‘renewed focus’ on conservation, education and research

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 former Toronto Zoo elephants Thika, Toka and Iringa begin their new lives in California, the President of the Union representing Zoo workers is urging ‘renewal’. “Obviously,…

Instead of bullying, let’s have an ‘adult conversation’ about ‘flatlined’ city service levels, says CUPE 79 President

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 country’s largest local union today welcomed the opportunity to discuss how ‘flatlined’ budgets are harming service levels in community centres and other vital public services across Toronto. …

Take Action to Protect Literacy Funding

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. The Canadian federal government has announced plans to take millions of dollars from literacy and other training programs in Ontario (all provinces) to finance its proposed “Canada Job Grant”.  …