Ontario health care workers announce 22 political protests against the PC government’s removal of their basic workplace rights

COVID-19, Health Care

TORONTO, ON—Ontario health care workers, angered that their workplace rights are being trampled on by the same government that called them heroes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, will escalate political protests throughout the summer and fall. Beginning August 17, 22 regional rallies are planned in communities across the province. The protests are in…

“On this day we recommit to fighting anti-Black racism everywhere”: CUPE Ontario’s Emancipation Day statement

Racial Justice

Today we celebrate Emancipation Day, which marks the legal abolition of slavery in Canada on August 1, 1834. Ordinarily, we would be marking Emancipation Day at Carnival, which is both a celebration of Caribbean culture and a symbol of resistance against oppression. But even though we need to practice social distancing this year, Emancipation Day…