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…
Flight attendants participated in a national day of action to raise awareness about the unpaid work they’re required to do and to call for changes to how they’re compensated. Dilshad Burman reports. Flight attendants across Canada took part in a national day of action on Tuesday, to demand what they say is a no-brainer —…
Workers say they are unable to leave when their shifts end due to a staffing crisis Chris Judge has been a developmental support worker with Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet for 15 years. In the first 12 years, he has been stuck at the job because there was no one to relieve him maybe three…
Toronto mayors John Tory and Rob Ford, spent more than a decade ignoring what the pandemic laid bare — Toronto is a city that only works for some. Toronto is a great city — for some. Making Toronto a great city for everyone will take vision and action. That’s why the unexpected mayoral election…
OTTAWA, Canada – A third of Canada’s public servants set up pickets at hundreds of sites across the country Wednesday demanding cost-of-living raises and telework flexibility in one of the largest strikes in the nation’s history. After months of negotiating with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said…
