TORONTO, ON – In the last week at North Bay Regional Health Centre, there have been two separate violent assaults against staff resulting in critical injury. North Bay hospital employees are vulnerable to violent assault a recent poll by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), found. …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report on residential school abuses was an important step forward in recognizing the injustices First Nations peoples face in our society. Now it’s time to make sure the report’s recommendations are put into action. The CUPE Ontario Aboriginal Council has started a petition asking the provincial government to…
TORONTO, ON – Maureen O’Reilly, President of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 4948 – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union) announced today the union has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the Toronto Public Library Board. “This has been a difficult round of bargaining, but…
