On May 1 2022, First Responders Day, we acknowledge the life-saving work of nearly 6,000 CUPE paramedics and dispatchers in Emergency Medical Services while calling attention to the crisis in the sector. Last October, when we surveyed CUPE EMS members, the results painted a bleak picture of understaffed paramedic services, widespread ambulance shortages, and severe…
Toronto, ON— Child care advocates are warning the Ford government that without a better plan to solve the child care workforce shortage, their budget’s promise to build 86,000 new child care spaces will fail. “We have a child care workforce crisis right now, driven by low wages. As a result, child care centres are closing…
Our second virtual Convention, and our 58th in our history, is in full swing with delegates re-electing Fred Hahn as President and making history by electing Yolanda McClean as Secretary-Treasurer. “I’m so thankful and humbled that the hard-working front-line workers and members of CUPE Ontario have entrusted me yet again with this position,” said Fred…
TORONTO, ON – Ontarians shouldn’t buy this spin from a government that’s trying to buy an election, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Ontarians have long been desperate for real action that would bolster the public services they rely on but today we got nothing more than misleading spending promises that aren’t…
Hear from Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, the winner of the Sisters in Solidarity Award, from CUPE Ontario Convention 2022.
Hear from John McDougal, the winner of the CUPE Ontario Injured Workers’ Advocacy Award, from CUPE Ontario Convention 2022.
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Hear from Avaline Miller, the winner of the Livingstone Holder, Mervis White and Muriel Collins Award, from CUPE Ontario Convention 2022.
Hear from Bill Van Hoek, the winner of the CUPE Ontario Health and Safety Award, from CUPE Ontario Convention 2022.
TORONTO, ON – With CUPE Ontario’s second virtual convention, and 58th in its history, still underway, delegates re-elected Fred Hahn as President and elected Yolanda McClean as Secretary-Treasurer, making history. “I’m so thankful and humbled that the hard-working front-line workers and members of CUPE Ontario have entrusted me yet again with this position,” said Fred…
