TORONTO – CUPE Ontario leaders heaped praise and admiration on CUPE education workers and their central bargaining team, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), following the announcement that union members had strongly endorsed the tentative agreement negotiated by OSBCU in late November. Results of the province-wide ratification vote were released this morning, following…
TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s lowest-paid education workers have voted to ratify their next collective agreement with the Council of the Trustees’ Associations (CTA) and the provincial government. A total of 41,559 out of 55,000 frontline CUPE education workers cast ballots, and 30,330 –73% – voted “yes” to accept the tentative agreement that was reached by…
Following the announcement of CUPE Ontario education workers’ ratification of the tentative collective agreement negotiated between OSBCU, the CTA and the Crown, CUPE Ontario shared the following statement with members: On behalf of all members of CUPE Ontario, we send our heartfelt congratulations to our union’s education workers, members of the Ontario School Board Council…
CUPE Ontario marks the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3 in acknowledgment of the myriad achievements of people with disabilities, as we work in solidarity to break down barriers to disability justice in workplaces and communities across the province. The day is also an important reminder of our collective obligation…
TORONTO – CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn called the ruling by Justice Koehnen to strike down Bill 124 “a victory for Ontario’s workers, who have been fully vindicated by this clear decision.” The ruling finds that Bill 124 violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the right to free collective bargaining, as guaranteed under…
On December 1, CUPE Ontario recognizes the importance of both World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. Both these important events provide opportunities to reflect and to remember the millions of people around the world whom we have lost to AIDS. They also allow us to rededicate ourselves and our union…
