On behalf of 290,000 CUPE members in the province, CUPE Ontario extends its warmest congratulations and steadfast solidarity to the newly elected leaders of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL): President Laura Walton, Secretary-Treasurer Ahmad Gaied, and Executive Vice-President Jackie Taylor. Our affiliation to the OFL commits CUPE members’ collective support to this strong team…
On behalf of its 290,000 members, CUPE Ontario sends solidarity and support to the unions and workers united under the Common Front in Quebec as they prepare for a historic three-day general strike by 420,000 public sector workers. CUPE Ontario and its members fully back the Common Front and its demands for respect and a…
TORONTO, ON — After consistent advocacy from the Ontario child care community, since the announcement of an $18 per hour wage floor in 2022, the Provincial government has now been forced to increase the wage floor for RECEs in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system to $23.86 per hour. “This change is a…
CUPE Ontario is proud to mark November 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day of recognition created by trans activists to commemorate those two-spirit, trans and non-binary people who have lost their lives because of hatred, discrimination and state-sanctioned violence. At CUPE Ontario, we mourn those needless deaths and those whom we have lost,…
TORONTO, ON – A “blue-ribbon panel” appointed by the Ford government confirmed in its report yesterday what university educators and staff have been saying for years: Ontario’s universities are the worst-funded in Canada. “We didn’t need the government to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a panel to tell us what we already know.…
Matheson, ON – Since October 15, the municipal workers in the Township of Black River-Matheson, members of CUPE Local 1490, have been locked out of their workplaces, leading to a dangerous suspension of essential services that directly affects the community, says the union. “Our members are eager to get back to work and resume delivering…
(Whitby, ON) 300 full-time members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 53, outside municipal workers in the Town of Whitby, ratified a new collective agreement, ending a strike that began on October 14. “It was a long strike where, day after day, we sent the employer a message that their initial offer…
(Oakville, ON) -Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 136, outside municipal workers in the Town of Oakville, reached a tentative agreement, averting a strike that began on November 2. “I am proud of the bargaining team and of my coworkers for sending a powerful message and for the work we’ve done…
CUPE Ontario strongly supports an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, particularly in Gaza. We have taken decisive actions to demonstrate our commitment to peace, justice, and human rights. Both CUPE National and CUPE Ontario have officially endorsed the Ceasefire Now statement, signifying our unequivocal support for efforts to end the…
The Town of Whitby’s 300 full-time striking CUPE 53 members want to get back to work. But we’re not willing to accept the current terms being offered. In response to Mayor Elizabeth Roy’s November 7 statement: ‘This includes grandfathering all current employees who remain in their current roles so there is no change to their…
