Pre-Budget Submission 2023 to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Pre-Budget Submission 2023 to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
“Hate will not win:” CUPE Ontario Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the 10 million people, including 6 million Jews, who were killed by the Nazi regime. Their lives are a reminder of daily work that must be done to end anti-Semitism and fascism both here and abroad. During the Nazi persecution of Jews, Canada’s discriminatory ‘none is too many’ policy…
“It’s long past time for historic investments”: CUPE Ontario calls for an unprecedented budget
TORONTO, ON – It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic investments in public services with its last budget before the provincial election, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during consultations. “There is only one way forward, and that is for Ontario to commit to major and historic investments in…
Central Ontario sees spending cuts of $4.7-billion, public sector workers lose $626-million: CUPE Ontario
TORONTO, ON – It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic investments in public services with its last budget before the provincial election, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during consultations. “There is only one way forward, and that is for Ontario to commit to major and historic investments in…
Paramedics call for standardized mental health benefits as working conditions deteriorate through the pandemic
TORONTO, ON – The union representing most Ontario paramedics is calling on the provincial government to address mental health of emergency medical services staff amidst gruelling working conditions through the pandemic. “Paramedics and dispatchers have struggled with heavy workloads for years. But the sharp increase in call volumes and lengthier offload delays at hospitals during…
Front-line unions reiterate safety demands as Ontario set to reopen
CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn said Ontario was last among provinces in per-capita health-care funding before the pandemic, which has exacerbated longstanding issues. He also took issue with the government’s use of the word “absenteeism” when discussing health-care and education worker shortages. “Workers aren’t absent. They’re sick,” he said. “It’s the Ford Conservatives who are absent.” Click…
Ontario workers are demanding at least 10 paid sick days from employers
In the wake of the Omicron crisis, the Ford government needs to provide workers with 10 employer-paid sick days in Ontario, according to a group of more than 30 labour organizations. In April, the province implemented the Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Benefit, which required employers to give their staff three paid sick days for infectious…
What is the government’s plan for schools without education workers during COVID?
TORONTO, ON – Education workers are demanding that the Ford government come up with a plan that ensures custodians, education assistants (EAs), school secretaries and others are able to stay on the job once schools reopen next week, says the union that represents 55,000 education workers in Ontario. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…
Waterloo emergency child care staff shortages largely preventable, reports CUPE
WATERLOO, ON – Waterloo Regional Council’s short-sighted decision to close five children’s centres, that provided care to more than 250 families in the region and employed more than 50 child care and early learning workers, may leave some families and frontline workers without access to emergency child care as the Omicron surge proliferates the child…
OMERS Cancel the Cuts Workplace Poster
Print this campaign poster to post around your workplace and on union bulletin boards.
