Lucy Granados is a community leader and mother, and communities across Canada have been demanding her release from detention and that her application for permanent residency on humanitarian grounds be accepted. We call on the Canadian government, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to withdraw the deportation order against Lucy…
TORONTO, ON – As a labour dispute between York University and their academic workers moves into its sixth week, the union representing York’s striking teaching assistants, contract faculty and graduate assistants said today the two sides remain no closer to reaching a deal. “York University has consistently refused to bargain,” said Lina Nasr, a member…
TORONTO, ON – Today’s reintroduction of the Time to Care Act shows that the Ontario NDP are the only party committed to guaranteeing seniors will have legislated minimum care standards they can count on when they need to move into long-term care. And that’s the kind of leadership we need in Ontario, says Candace Rennick, Secretary…
TORONTO, ON – Representatives of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903) will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at 9:15 in the Queen’s Park Media Studio. Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario will accompany members of the CUPE 3903 Bargaining Team. The Bargaining Team will update media on recent…
TORONTO, ON –This Wednesday (April 11), hospital staff from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including Toronto, Newmarket, Oshawa, Brampton and Mississauga, will join in an unprecedented Ontario-wide workplace action for respect. Along with thousands of other hospital nurses, personal support workers, porters, dietary and administrative and trades staff across Ontario, they will wear a seemingly…
TORONTO, ON – Striking academic workers at York University will hold a mass rally and march in support of fair collective bargaining and quality public post-secondary education this afternoon. Today’s rally and march will coincide with the end of balloting in a forced ratification vote ordered last week by the Ministry of Labour. Voting…
TORONTO, ON – The union representing striking academic workers at York University today called on its members to send a clear message to their employer and the Provincial government by voting down a contract offer they are being forced to vote on. “We have said throughout this dispute that the path forward goes through…
MATTAWA, ON – Workers with the Town of Mattawa are entering the next phase of their effort to secure a new collective agreement, with conciliation talks scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th. The talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1465-01 and the Town will be assisted by a mediator from the Ministry…
TORONTO, ON – PortsToronto and the Union representing 91 of its hourly and salaried employees have reached a tentative agreement. In a joint statement issued today, the Toronto Civic Employees Union (TCEU), Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416), and PortsToronto stated: “PortsToronto and CUPE 416 are pleased to announce the…
