On December 6, CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women. This day of remembrance began in recognition of the fourteen women who were killed and the ten who were injured at École Polytechnique in 1989, but today we also reckon with the fact that the deep…
For about an hour during the afternoon of November 24 at Hamilton’s J.C. Beemer Park, police officers violently attacked allies of its unhoused residents who were encamped there. Two Black youth were punched in the face, another dragged through the grass; officers planted their knees on necks, and employed chokeholds. “Don’t let them say it…
On December 3, CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members mark the International Day for Disabled Persons with the recognition of the moment we’re in. With cases still ticking upwards in Ontario, and variants of concern rapidly spreading around the world, it’s more critical than ever that we acknowledge that it’s people with disabilities who are among the…
On December 1, as we mark World AIDS Day, CUPE Ontario commemorates the millions of people around the world who have died from HIV/AIDS since the illness emerged in our communities. We also recommit our union to fighting against the deep stigma still attached to this disease, and to continue our part in the ongoing…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The COVID-19 pandemic has created income instability and food insecurity for a growing number of Peel residents. With inflation at 4.9% in November, it is getting harder and harder for people in our community to buy grocieries and put food on the table for their families and themselves, says Salil Ayra, the…
TORONTO, ON – The Executive Board of Ontario’s largest union, CUPE Ontario, has elected a new Secretary-Treasurer, Yolanda McClean, to represent 280,000 members working in the public sector. “I am honoured to be elected Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Ontario,” said McClean. “With the Ford Conservatives, I know the work ahead of us can look daunting, but…
TORONTO, ON – Yet again the Ford Conservatives are leaving billions of dollars on the table that could be spent to keep Ontarians safe and ensure the delivery of critical services, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “If it wasn’t obvious before the pandemic, it is now: spending saves lives,” said Fred Hahn, President of…
Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy relating to Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021
This month, Premier Ford’s Progressive Conservative government made major moves to court workers, seeking to change labour laws with the Working for Workers Act and pledging to raise the minumum wage. But, do Ontario unions actually like what they see, and will this help Ontario’s working class in substantial ways? Also, are we witnessing a…
CUPE Ontario congratulates the four members elected to represent our region on CUPE National’s Executive Board during its Convention today. CUPE Ontario’s President Fred Hahn was re-elected as the General Vice-President for Ontario at the National Union. CUPE Ontario’s First Vice-President, and President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, Michael Hurley was re-elected Regional…
