TIMMINS, ON – A 95% supermajority of frontline education workers at Northeastern Catholic District School Board have signed an open letter to their school board trustees that was published as a full-page advertisement in today’s issues of the Cochrane Times-Post, Iroquois Falls Enterprise, Kirkland Lake Northern News This Week, and Timmins Times. The workers’ letter…
TORONTO – A long-awaited legal judgment has been hailed as a major victory for both workers and passenger safety by the union that represents electrical, signals and communication workers at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). A judgment handed down yesterday by Justice Chalmers of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the TTC Act,…
Toronto, ON – After three months of bargaining, workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance board (WSIB) have voted 97.3% in favour of strike action as bargaining reaches a critical point. “With a participation rate of over 87%, my co-workers have sent a powerful message to our employer. We are united. We are determined. We…
Toronto, ON – Early childhood educators (ECEs) and assistant teachers at Selwyn Community Childcare Centre have ratified a new four-year collective agreement. The tentative deal was reached on the final night of bargaining before a strike was set to begin following months of an impasse. These early years professionals are members of CUPE Local 2484,…
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Amidst a long and frustrating round of bargaining, municipal employees represented by CUPE 150 and CUPE 157 delivered a strong mandate on Wednesday evening authorizing their leadership to call a strike if negotiations fail. CUPE 150 and 157 members voted 95 and 86 per cent in favour of strike action, respectively.…
OTTAWA, ON – A staggering number of Ottawa registered practical nurses (RPNs) may leave their jobs based on poll findings showing that more than 60% surveyed are considering quitting, driven out of health care by understaffing and low wages. In Ottawa that could mean that over 1200 RPNs currently working at the six city hospitals…
May 1 is a day we set aside to honour the skill and dedication of the workers we call on in emergencies: our first responders. CUPE Ontario proudly represents paramedics and dispatchers across the province and celebrates their commitment to serving us as Ontarians when we need urgent and potentially life-saving medical care. Unfortunately, this…
TORONTO, ON – On May Day, custodial and maintenance workers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) begin the third week of their historic strike. Their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 233 is marking the day with an unprecedented call for workers across the province to begin a full “donor boycott” against their…
CUPE Ontario wishes a happy International Workers Day to all, and especially to CUPE members, on this day that recognizes the goals, achievements and aspirations of workers around the world. In marking International Workers Day, also known as May Day, we are part of a global celebration of labour. Originally a day of protest by…
If it’s the end of April, then it’s time for the Workers’ Day of Mourning. For 40 years, workers across the country have stopped to remember those who lost their lives on the job and to inspire workers to fight to prevent further tragedies. It’s widely considered a rare opportunity to make a point that…
