NORTH BAY, ON – Dialing-in North Bay residents to a city-wide teleconference town hall on October 22, aimed at mounting a community campaign against drastic bed, service and care cuts at the regional hospital, will happen over two calls this Thursday night, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), said today. “We want to reach…
Union cites members’ unswerving support for charity in face of job action PEEL REGION, ON – Union leaders called on Peel school board’s director of education to stop using charitable activities as bargaining chips in negotiations with education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). By blaming the labour situation for the…
WINDSOR, ON – On Friday, October 9, City of Windsor ‘inside’ municipal and public service workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 543, will give back to the Windsor community that they serve by hosting a Thanksgiving Giveback event to help 600 local families celebrate Thanksgiving with hampers filled with all…
TORONTO, ON – Fed up with employers who are embracing the lowest standards of cleanliness on campus, university custodians across Ontario are sounding the alarm. “Universities are embracing ‘unkempt neglect’ as a standard cleanliness. That will do irreparable harm to learning, research and living conditions at Ontario’s universities,” said Janice Folk-Dawson, Chair of the Ontario…
MARKHAM, ON – Developmental services workers from Kerry’s Place Autism Services in the Region of Peel, as well as the Belwood Home site in the County of Wellington, recently voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The 355 developmental services workers from Peel and Wellington will now join the existing 160 workers…
Today, CUPE Ontario’s Executive Board unanimously endorsed Fred Hahn to offer for the position of CUPE National President. This follows yesterday’s surprising news that current President, Paul Moist, will not be running at the upcoming National Convention. “After 12 years as National President of our union, Brother Moist is not reoffering. I know all the members…
On behalf of CUPE Ontario, we would like to thank Paul Moist for 40 years of activism and commitment to the union movement. Brother Moist served as President of CUPE National for 12 years and announced yesterday that he will not stand for re-election at the CUPE National Convention in November. Brother Moist became a…
BANCROFT, COBOURG, TRENTON, PICTON and BELLVILLE, ON – CUPE 2197, representing 225 social service workers with the Highland Shores Children’s Aid society, requested a ‘no board’ report from the Ministry of Labour, early this morning, setting a strike or lock-out deadline of October 23 at 12:01 a.m. “We remain committed to reaching a fair and…
TORONTO – Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) rejected charges that school breakfast programs had been cancelled at Peel schools as a result of the union’s work-to-rule job action and demanded that the Peel District Board of Education reinstate the programs. “Breakfast programs are not the responsibility of CUPE members…
