TORONTO, ON – On Wednesday morning leaders from the Ontario Nurses Association, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the Canadian Union of Public Employees called on the Ontario government to prioritize home and community care workers and the services they provide across the province. ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick…
TORONTO – The staff of a leading homelessness research and policy organization, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, became members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) following a Labour Board decision yesterday. The workers, who are joining CUPE Local 3903, voted overwhelmingly to form a union on April 5. Workers initiated the union drive…
Peaceful protest and freedom of speech are fundamental to our labour movement. They are some of the most powerful tools we have to advocate for our rights and we will defend them wherever people seek justice. That’s why CUPE Ontario was on the University of Toronto campus Thursday. We were there along with members from…
On May 1, a day dedicated to sharing our pride and gratitude for our first responders, CUPE Ontario and CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario (CACO) are honoured to pay tribute to the skill, compassion and professionalism of CUPE paramedics and dispatchers – the people who provide us with urgent and life-saving care when emergency strikes.…
MATHESON, ON – The mayor and council of Black River-Matheson, home to a bitter municipal strike that began as a lockout last October, today received notice from the province that their seats had been declared vacant. “We don’t know yet what this means for us,” said Serge Bouchard, President of CUPE Local 1490, representing 14…
CUPE Ontario wishes a happy May Day to our comrades everywhere, and most particularly to CUPE members, whose work, solidarity, and successes are building our movement into an unstoppable force. In North America, of course, trade unionists celebrate Labour Day in September, but it is only fitting that our union take part this worldwide celebration…
April 28 is the National Day of Mourning for workers killed, injured or made ill because of hazards on the job. It is a day to pay tribute to our fallen friends and comrades, and to renew our commitment to advocacy and education. As always, we strive for workplaces that are safe, healthy and just,…
TORONTO – After a weekend of intense negotiations, a tentative agreement was reached early Monday morning between workers represented by CUPE Local 2 and the Toronto Transit Commission. “This tentative agreement is a significant win for our members, reinforcing our commitment to their well-being and the safety of all Torontonians,” says Sumit Guleria, President of…
This Earth Day, we look back on a year that was the hottest since records began, and on the winter just past as Canada’s warmest ever recorded. As we approach summer, we face again the prospect of wildfires, drought, extreme heat, violent storms, and poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke. As the urgency of…
TORONTO – 65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits, enhancements to weekend, evening, and night premiums, and pay for periods of quarantine…
