Daily Archives: March 19, 2020

Job protection is the first step; income support is the second: CUPE Ontario

(TORONTO, ON) CUPE Ontario, representing 280,000 public sector workers, responded to the passage of legislation providing unpaid job-protected leave for Ontarians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by calling for workers to remain on payrolls over the course of the crisis. Where that is not possible, the union is calling on the province to assist employers…

“Workers must be paid!” CUPE Ontario calls on Ford to top up employment insurance now

(TORONTO, ON)  CUPE Ontario, the province’s largest union, is calling on the provincial government to ask employers to keep workers on the payroll over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and, where that is not possible, to assist employers with an Employment Insurance top up. “We look forward to learning the details of emergency legislation…