TORONTO – CUPE Ontario is marking the end of 2023 with a shout-out to the determined CUPE members who belong to the OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) pension plan: this year, these members ran a successful campaign, Cancel the Cuts, and their activism has ensured that no reductions will be made to their OMERS…
Today CUPE Ontario marks December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence against Women. We recall that terrible evening in 1989, when 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal; they were targets of misogyny, hatred, and violence. In their memory, we reaffirm our commitment to ending gender-based violence wherever…
BRAMPTON – In response to the provincially mandated dissolution of Peel, representatives from labour and local non-profits are setting out their key principles for protecting and improving services for residents in post-dissolution Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. At a news conference on Thursday, speakers will include representatives from the Metamorphosis Network, which represents over 100 non-profit…
Guelph, ON – After a two-month-long fight by families, workers, and allies, Community Living Guelph Wellington’s day program and EmployMEnt Options have closed not with a bang, but with a whimper. CLGW’s September announcement that they were facing a $3 million deficit led many to hope for a last-minute government intervention. Local MPPs met with…
Windsor, ON – In the face of imminent layoffs CUPE 543, which represents close to 130 workers with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, is urging for immediate action to safeguard public health services amidst diminishing provincial funding. The Health Unit recently experienced a substantial reduction in its workforce, resulting in the elimination of 14…
Whitby, ON – The Whitby Library achieved a significant milestone last night by successfully securing their first tentative collective agreement with CUPE 53, which represents city workers employed by the Town of Whitby. This accomplishment follows closely on the heels of CUPE 53’s resolution of a strike that concluded on November 15, after lasting over…
Today, December 1, CUPE Ontario recognizes World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. It is a time to remember the millions who have been lost to AIDS and that the pandemic is still in our midst; the fight against AIDS and HIV requires our attention and our activism. We steadfastly reaffirm…
TORONTO, ON — Families, educators and child care advocates are holding a rally today at Queen’s Park as part of a Canada-Wide Day of Action for Child Care organized by Child Care Now and allies. Their message is being echoed at local events in child care programs across Ontario and throughout Canada demanding improved access…
TORONTO, ON — Child care advocates and Toronto City councillors will discuss current challenges facing Toronto child care in the context of a Toronto Children’s Services report on child care going to the Economic and Community Development Committee. The report makes clear the challenges workers, operators, and families are facing and advocates will map a…
TORONTO – Tuesday’s federal Fall Economic Statement included an important win for university workers that will avoid the kind of devastation seen at Laurentian University in Sudbury last year, says the main union representing university workers in Ontario. “The use of the corporate restructuring process at Laurentian University was devastating for students and staff, Sudbury…
