Renfrew, ON – Casual employees at Renfrew County Catholic District School Board delivered a strong “Yes” vote today, becoming the newest members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “It is important for casual workers to get the same protections as full and part-time workers,” said Marc Lafrance, a CUPE representative who is involved…
WELLAND, ON – Welland city workers, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached late Monday evening. The four-year agreement covers the period of January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024 and will see a 7.5 per cent wage increase over the…
In a statement issued after the news conference, Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, said Ontarians were waiting for some sort of commitment to deliver paid sick days, only to get “absolutely nothing.” “The chorus of voices calling for paid sick days is roaring over Ford’s inaction,” Hahn said.…
CUPE Ontario, the union that represents 280,000 public sector workers, said it wants action not apologies. “Yet again Ontarians were on the edge of their seats waiting for a commitment to deliver what we need to stay safe, only to get absolutely nothing,” said CUPE President Fred Hahn in a press release Thursday. Read the…
The union representing public employees said the sick leave announcement lacked action. “It’s time for far more than assurance that he’ll work on something,” said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario. Click here to read the full article.
TORONTO, ON – Ontarians need universal, employer-paid, and permanent paid sick days, not apologies without action, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Yet again Ontarians were on the edge of their seats waiting for a commitment to deliver what we need to stay safe, only to get absolutely nothing,” said Fred Hahn,…
This Earth Day, we invite Local executives to sign on to the CUPE Climate Change Emergency Declaration. While the planet reels in response to the health emergency from COVID-19, we cannot lose sight of the environmental crisis. There is no vaccine for climate change. Global temperatures continue to go up, and we continue to experience an increasingly destabilized climate. CUPE recognizes…
“A clear comprehensive plan to fight this pandemic would force the Ford Progressive Conservatives to confront their ideological blind spots and reverse themselves on issues like paid sick leave, smaller classroom sizes, and appropriately-funded social services. Instead, they stubbornly continue to ignore any evidence that doesn’t fit with their worldview — and are choosing to…
Toronto, ON—Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members at CUPE Local 4891 are beginning job action in protest of chronic underfunding to community mental health and addictions services as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on frontline workers. “Ontarians experiencing mental health concerns or addictions are suffering because they don’t have the support they need…
Toronto, ON— Child care advocates in Ontario are celebrating today’s federal budget commitment to early learning and child care. Advocates also send a strong message to Premier Ford to accept federal leadership on child care and work cooperatively with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to build a real system of early learning and child care for…
