WELLAND, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland. The two parties met on Monday with a provincially appointed mediator and reached the tentative agreement. Details of the agreement will not be released until it has been ratified…
Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding Bill 269: An Act to Implement Budget Measures
TORONTO, ON – The latest modelling is a sign of political mismanagement that makes Ontario closer to a “failed state”, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “I’m hearing more doctors call what’s happening in this province a humanitarian crisis,” said Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. “And when you’re in the middle…
CUPE Ontario’s leaders made the case that on-site staff across the province who have continued to show up for work through school closures and periods of online learning are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 on the job and deserve vaccine priority. “We’re here today to shine a light on the front-line workers whose work…
Windsor, ON—Children’s aid society workers in Windsor, whose work requires daily in-person visits to multiple private homes, schools, and other congregated settings, call on Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, to use his authority to authorize vaccine prioritization for frontline workers as has occurred in other regions of…
Statement by CUPE Ontario’s Pink Triangle committee on the Day of Pink: Today is the Day of Pink – an international commemoration reminding us about the need for solidarity with LGBTQ2+ people. This year it’s a particularly important issue, as COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted equity-seeking seeking people, including the LGBTQ2+ community. For instance, recent research shows that…
KANATA, ON – Workers at Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community in Kanata voted almost unanimously today to join The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The pandemic has been very challenging for workers in retirement and long-term care residences. Thanks to COVID, everyone knows care workers need to be treated better and given more respect,” said…
As Laurentian University announced a first wave of massive terminations and program cuts today, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and leaders representing University workers today warned it will take years to repair the damage that will be inflicted across Northern Ontario. “Today’s announcement represents a bleak day for Northern Ontario,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred…
“The only one playing politics on this question is Doug Ford and the conservatives in Ontario” — Fred Hahn talked to Global News about the need for a provincial sick leave program. Read the full article here.
Just as Ontario Premier Doug Ford was outlining the latest stay-at-home order from the Ontario government, CUPE Ontario (Canadian Union of Public Employees) said the announcement was a demonstration of Ontario’s “deep political failure” during the pandemic. In a hard-hitting news release, CUPE said any stay-at-home order must include some sort of legislated effort at paid…
