TORONTO – Unions representing 8,000 workers at the University of Toronto will be making an important announcement Thursday about negotiations with the university and possible effects on the academic year. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals 3902 and 3261 will be involved in the announcement. CUPE 3902 represents academic workers who provide the…
CUPE Ontario is proud to celebrate February as Black History Month and recognize it as a time to reflect on the enormous and ongoing contributions of Black communities in our province and in the labour movement. It is also an occasion to reaffirm our commitment to carrying out the work of racial justice and to…
TORONTO – After two months of bargaining, workers at the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) voted 97.3% in favour of strike action as bargaining reaches a critical point. The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) bargaining team, representing 154 health & safety trainers and support workers, continued negotiations with the Infrastructure Health and Safety…
(Huron Perth, ON) – After nearly three years of contract talks and still no deal, the CUPE bargaining committee at Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is heading into a second conciliation meeting with the employer on Feb. 15, 2024. “We are frustrated by how long it has taken to get a first collective agreement as…
TORONTO – After six months of negotiations with York University without significant progress, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3903 has filed for a “no board,” setting the clock ticking toward a possible strike. Nearly 3,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants and research assistants have been in negotiations with the university since June 2023.…
