TORONTO, ON – Educational assistant Laura Walton, grocery store clerk Ahmad Gaied, and union educator and community worker Jackie Taylor announced, on Thursday, that they are running to be the next executive officers of the one-million-member Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Putting their team forward with the full support of the Canadian Union of Public…
CUPE Ontario and the Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) have expressed their shock and dismay at the horrifying and violent act that took place yesterday at the University of Waterloo. On behalf of CUPE members, 30,000 of whom work in Ontario’s universities, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and OUWCC chair David Simao expressed their…
COCHRANE, ON – On Monday the members of the Town of Cochrane Local 71 voted against ratification, as the Town of Cochrane has continued to offer subpar wage increases, and improvements on scheduling and work-family balance. On Wednesday, the employer filed a ‘no-board report’ with the Ministry of Labour. In May, members of CUPE Local…
Today Toronto woke up to the hope and promise that Olivia Chow’s election victory has brought to the people of this city. Thanks to her own tireless efforts and the hard work, dedication, and relentless optimism of her amazing team, we have, for the first time in years, a mayor who cares about everyone in…
KITCHENER, ON – Front-line hospital workers delivered a petition to the St. Mary’s General Hospital management staff on Monday afternoon, calling on the hospital president to take a stand against the provincial government’s plan to privatize hospital services. The action was part of a demonstration of about 100 healthcare workers organized by a coalition of…
Today CUPE Ontario celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day in recognition and commemoration of the history, achievements, and diversity of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. This day is also about the power of resistance: the strength and courage of Indigenous communities who have withstood and survived, despite the massive weight of colonialism and the…
Toronto, ON – On the heels of the passage of Canada’s national child care legislation Monday, child care advocates in Ontario are calling attention to the challenges facing Canada’s road to $10-a-day child care. On Tuesday June 20, 2023, communities around Ontario are holding a Worth More Day of Action to bring attention to the…
This year’s theme “Here, There, Everywhere,” is equal parts protest as it is party. Focused on the present moment, we’re here to proclaim and celebrate our existence. We’re here against all odds, and continue to endure. We’re here to stay. We take action by being there for each other. We relentlessly advocate for our community,…
TORONTO – In an important act of solidarity, delegates to CUPE Ontario’s annual convention voted unanimously to support Toronto residents struggling with skyrocketing rents: they passed a resolution directing their union to make a financial contribution to a tenants’ group that is coordinating a rent strike against unreasonable rent increases in their buildings. In response,…
TORONTO, ON – On Tuesday, Arbitrator Kaplan’s Bill 124 reopener award recognized the extent to which Doug Ford’s Bill 124 unconstitutionally suppressed union member wages — particularly given the combined effects of the pandemic, the healthcare worker recruitment and retention crisis and inflation — and determined that these factors must be reflected in compensation increases…
