CUPE Ontario Retirees Network
CUPE Ontario retirees are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees currently retired and living across Ontario. Click here for more information about joining the network.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
On June 21st—National Indigenous Peoples Day—we recognize and celebrate First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. As you spend your day drumming, dancing, and celebrating your rich cultures, we reiterate our call for all levels of government to make reconciliation more than an empty promise and reaffirm our solidarity with your struggle for self-determination, access to…
Massive Cabinet Shuffle Won’t Fix the Ford Conservatives’ Plummeting Poll Numbers
TORONTO – The Ford Conservatives’ unprecedented Cabinet shuffle, after only one year in office, will not improve their plummeting polling numbers or fix the problem of cuts to public services faced by Ontarians says the President of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “People are angry about the massive cuts to public services,” said…
With 825 health jobs gone, Ford directly responsible for biggest job loss and diminished patient access
TORONTO, ON – With reports that the Doug Ford government is eliminating 825 jobs at health care agencies, “the true nature of the cruel PC budget and restructuring system changes are becoming clearer every day,” says Heather Duff, chair of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario and a front-line Local Health Integration Network…
Education workers urge TDSB trustees to put students first and “just say no” to dangerous cuts
TORONTO, ON – With the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) set to implement the largest cuts since the Harris era to its budget, education workers are urging trustees to follow the example of their predecessors and to refuse to pass a budget that make students, parents, and communities pay the price for the Ford government’s…
Ignoring own recent history, York University refuses to bargain seriously with student employees; CUPE 1356-2 forced to request conciliation
TORONTO, ON – The Union representing part-time student parking, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera operators and GoSafe (walk-home program) escorts at York University warned today that their employer is ignoring their own recent history of catastrophic labour relations by refusing to seriously negotiate with their workers. “Quite frankly, it’s extremely troubling that an institution that…
Peterborough VON home care staff reach tentative contract
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A fruitful day of mediation on Monday, June 10 has resulted in a new tentative collective agreement between home care and other health staff who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4419 and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Peterborough/Victoria/Haliburton. “That the two parties have reached a tentative…
Peterborough VON home care staff reach tentative contract
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A fruitful day of mediation on Monday, June 10 has resulted in a new tentative collective agreement between home care and other health staff who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4419 and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Peterborough/Victoria/Haliburton. “That the two parties have reached a tentative…
Pride Month 2019
Scroll down for a list of pride events across Ontario. Pride Month this year also marks the 50Th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations in the US against police raids targeting the LGBTQ2S+ community. This event inspired Canadians to rise and join a worldwide resistance through Pride events and activism. On this…
Hamilton hospital plumber/steamfitter wins province-wide skilled trades award; presentation Tuesday
HAMILTON, ON – Jim Johnston a long-time plumber and steam fitter at the General Hospital campus of Hamilton Health Sciences is being feted on Tuesday night for helping to keep mostly hidden piping and equipment systems in top notch form. Johnston is the winner of the Trades Person of the Year, a recognition awarded yearly…
