GRAVENHURST, ON – Residents at Muskoka Shore Nursing Home are not getting the level of care they need and the Wynne government must take immediate action, said staff from the home who held a rally Monday to draw attention to the urgent situation. “We now have only three personal support workers scheduled for every 60…
ESSEX, ON – Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario, along with Candace Rennick, CUPE Ontario’s Secretary-Treasurer, and the executive board of the CUPE Ontario Division, will lead a solidarity rally for striking Essex County library workers on Thursday, July 14, at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Tecumseh Library at 13675 Street Gregory’s Road in…
PETERBOROUGH, ON — CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn today called on the Peterborough Regional Health Centre to take a much more active part in the talks between its food contractor and the staff working in retail food operations at the hospital to avoid a lock-out. Recent polling showed overwhelming support in the Peterborough community for…
PETERBOROUGH, ON — CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn says the Peterborough Regional Health Centre is obligated to take a much more active part in the talks between its food contractor and the staff working in retail food operations at the hospital. Hahn will be in Peterborough at a media conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2016…
ESSEX, ON – In an effort to pave the way for striking library workers and management to return to the bargaining table, Lori Wightman, unit chair for CUPE 2974, issued an open letter to county council urging them to show leadership and do what it takes to settle this unnecessary strike that’s depriving residents of…
WATERLOO, ON – Custodians, groundskeepers and tradespeople at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), members of Local 926 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 926), are now on legal strike to defend good jobs and quality public services in Waterloo. “We put forward what we still believe to be a fair and reasonable solution to…
WATERLOO, ON – As supporters descended on the Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) campus, negotiators for Local 926 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 926) today proposed binding arbitration to resolve the impasse between the two sides. “There already is agreement on a number of issues,” said Allan Savard, president of CUPE 926, which…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Striking Mississauga Library System (MLS) workers, members of Local 1989 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1989), today got a high-profile morale boost on their picket lines, courtesy of their supporters and a few high-profile visitors. At 11:30 this morning, CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick hosted a solidarity barbecue in…
Dear Alica and Aaron, I am writing to you as a long-time resident of the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood, long-time Queer and Trans activist and one of Canada’s few openly gay union leaders. I am calling on the Executive Board of PRIDE Toronto to honour its commitment to Black Lives Matter. Let me start by…
TORONTO, July 4, 2016 – Yesterday’s action by Black Lives Matter was important for the LGBTQ+ communities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, one of Canada’s few openly gay union leaders and long-time resident of the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood. “Pride was born out of the police persecution of Toronto’s gay community,” said Hahn. “We…
