The union says that it will advocate for better services and workers’ rights as Conservatives proceed with dissolution of Peel Region. Toronto, ON – At a time when the people of Ontario are concerned about an affordability crisis, it’s hard to understand why the Ford Conservatives are prioritizing municipal restructuring, says the Canadian Union of…
As Ontario marks Paramedic Services Week (May 21-27), CUPE draws attention to recent data showing surging demand and rise in incidents of zero ambulance availability. Toronto, ON – As critical ambulance shortages rise across the province, the union representing the majority of paramedics in Ontario is calling on the provincial government to work on a…
En français Each and every member deserves to be part of our annual Convention. That’s why we broadcast our Convention online, and we invite you to use a mobile phone, tablet, computer, or just about any device connected to the Internet and watch Convention through our webcast, Our theme this year is “Rise. Resist. Reclaim.,”…
Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario president Fred Hahn was in Peterborough on Wednesday and joined CUPE Local 126 president Michelle Lavallee in showing support for the Peterborough Health Coalition’s campaign opposing the provincial government’s plan to shift a few surgical procedures to private clinics in a bid to address waiting times and free up…
Toronto, ON – Clients haven’t seen the cracks in services, but workers at Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST) have felt them growing for years. Now these critical front line workers and support staff have delivered a near unanimous mandate, authorizing their leadership to call a strike if their employer refuses to meet the growing…
Toronto, ON – After a years-long fight, first to organize and then to achieve their first collective agreement, Toronto City Council is threatening to flip contracts on a group of unionized crossing guards. City staff have made a recommendation on the next round of crossing guard contracts, and 386 unionized workers with CUPE Local 5519…
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,…
