On December 6, CUPE Ontario members across the province mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day was established after the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal, where 14 women were targeted and killed by a lone gunman. One of those women was Maryse Laganière, a CUPE member and an…
TORONTO, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Warden Woods Community Centre and the union representing the centre’s employees. Local 5218 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 5218) reached the tentative agreement with Warden Woods yesterday. The two parties were assisted by a provincially-appointed conciliation officer. Details of the agreement are…
At the very heart of the labour movement and, definitely, at the heart of CUPE Ontario, are the concepts of access and empowerment. Every member must have access to the political structures within their workplaces, their union, and their governments. As a union, we work to open doors for working people and to provide the…
OTTAWA, ON — Cuts to infection control and food services at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital “are the direct result of provincial Liberal government funding cuts,” said Brian Grant, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4540 at an Ottawa media conference today. In the latest wave of cuts to hit the Bruyere, 30…
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PETERBOROUGH, ON – Baffled by the city’s cavalier attitude toward the valued public services they deliver, Peterborough’s municipal and library workers met Tuesday night to agree to a plan that will protect services for the city’s residents and ensure fairness to the people who deliver them. The workers provide a wide range of services in…
TORONTO, ON – With a strike deadline of December 13 rapidly approaching, the union representing workers at Warden Woods Community Centre urged management to ‘get serious’ about negotiating a fair collective agreement. “For more than a year, our members have been trying to negotiate a fair first contract with Warden Woods, but I am extremely concerned…
OTTAWA, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Ottawa area hospitals would need to increase by $312,685,078 a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level in the rest…
TORONTO, ON – The economic update released today by the provincial government fails to address damage done by years of Liberal austerity and misplaced priorities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “People will squabble about whether or not this government is on target to eliminate a deficit, but that’s all a distraction from the real…
NORTH BAY, Ont. – According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) would need to increase by nearly $23 million a year in order to reach the average hospital…
