TORONTO, ON – As mass immunization efforts ramp up across the province, CUPE Ontario is calling for temporarily unemployed airline workers to be prioritized as an available workforce to support COVID-19 vaccination clinics. “Most airline workers possess first-aid training, speak multiple languages, and have federal security clearance” said Jill Patterson, the Vice-President of CUPE Local…
SARNIA, ON – Frontline workers for the City of Sarnia have given their union an overwhelming strike mandate in votes held over the past week. The workers, who are represented by CUPE Locals 153, 2713 and 3690 work for the City in public works, parks and recreation and as “inside” workers, respectively. Their combined average…
Ontario Spring 2021 Pre-Budget Submission
Toronto, ON — Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2998 members at ten community centres have voted 94% in favor of ratifying a five-year agreement, effective January 1, 2020, with the City of Toronto. “Our members and their bargaining committee were determined to improve paid sick time, ensure paid sick leave remained accessible, shorten…
TORONTO, ON – A whopping 470 days after they voted overwhelmingly to join the Canadian Union of Public employees (CUPE), Route Supervisors at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have finally been recognized as union members. “The TTC fought tooth and nail and used every legal stall tactic they could to prevent these workers from having…
WELLAND, ON – On Wednesday March 10, Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland will meet with a provincially appointed conciliator in an attempt to negotiate a new collective agreement for 78 frontline workers, a move the union hopes will see the beginning of serious negotiations…
We’re approaching a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Over the course of this year, we’ve collectively gone through a lot. We’ve come together to keep each other as safe and healthy as possible and began to chart a course for a world beyond this moment, a more equitable one which…
Unions representing 175,000 workers serving on the frontlines of this pandemic demand the Ford government support this female majority workforce TORONTO, ON – Today, SEIU Healthcare, Unifor, and CUPE, unions representing 175,000 healthcare workers across Ontario, held a virtual media conference to announce the launch of International Women’s Day actions with a clear message to…
Angel is a member of CUPE 1358 and an education assistant with Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board I always thought I was a multitasker, but COVID has truly challenged my multitasking abilities. Also, I never thought scrubs and full PPE would be my everyday attire at school. I also never thought I’d be outside juggling…
TORONTO ON – A poll of 800 Torontonians conducted at the end of February found strong disapproval for contracted-out patient care at University Health Network’s (UHN) Hillcrest Reactivation Centre, where care staff are paid poorly and believe that the hospital is using them as “exploited” labour. UHN gets provincial funding to provide transitional care to…
