On August 3, CUPE Ontario proudly commemorates Emancipation Day, which marks the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act. The Act ended slavery across the British Empire over 180 years ago, on August 1, 1834. Emancipation Day coincides with Simcoe Day, named for Lt.Gov. John Graves Simcoe, who passed an Act Against Slavery in 1793, ultimately…
KINGSTON, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows 8 in 10 Kingston residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell 60 percent of Hydro One, and may be taking their anger out on Liberal candidates in the federal election. The riding of Kingston and the Islands has reliably elected Liberals to federal…
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON – Barely into the first day of conciliation talks, the Loyalist Township’s hired consultant triggered a countdown to a possible service shutdown, as early as mid-August, by asking for a ‘no board’ report from the Ministry of Labour, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 60 municipal workers at the…
DURHAM REGION, ON – Participation House Durham and Community Living Ajax-Pickering and Whitby (CL-APW) are among a handful of developmental service agencies in Ontario refusing to play by the rules for paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in provincially funded wage increases to frontline workers. Last year $180 million was earmarked by the Ministry…
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario, has requested the aid of a conciliator from the Ministry of Labour in its central negotiations. “It’s clear we are going to require assistance to get these talks moving,” said Terri Preston, chair of CUPE’s central bargaining committee. “We’ve…
Pickets to go up Monday afternoon as CUPE 2316-1 commences legal strike after 2.5 year effort to secure first contract TORONTO, ON – After trying for two-and-a-half years to secure a first collective agreement, Emergency After Hours Services staff of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), members of Local 2316, Unit 1 of the…
LONDON, ON – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, including President Fred Hahn and Diversity Vice-President Patrick Hannon, will participate in Sunday’s London Pride parade. “Pride is Political. It is a public manifestation of the on-going fight for fairness and equality. And it is an important way to support our members…
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON – The Loyalist Township’s municipal workers have requested the assistance of a provincial conciliator to help reach a collective agreement with their employer after the Township’s hired consultant continued to push for contract take-aways that could push the community into a service disruption that nobody wants, says the Canadian Union of Public…
Byline: Diane Sherman Public school support staff of the Hastings and Prince Edward Department of Education have been working without a contract since August 31, 2014. Local 1022 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is made up of 700 to 800 members employed as custodians, maintenance personnel, clerical workers, library and computer technicians, early…
NORTH BAY, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4720-04 and the AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area have reached agreement, through a conciliator with the Ministry of Labour, to extend their strike or lockout deadline to August 15 at 12:01 a.m. The new deadline will fall after two days of…
