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…
NORTH BAY, ON – When North Bay women are in crisis and experiencing domestic violence, they find safety at Nipissing Transition House (NTH). But today, in an open letter delivered to the Board of Directors, workers at NTH made clear that they themselves face a crisis and that their services are not meeting the needs…
TORONTO – For the first time in seven weeks, there is a potential deal in sight for workers on the picket lines at York University. The bargaining team representing academic workers at the university reached a tentative agreement with their employer Sunday night. Details of the agreement are not being released pending ratification. Members of…
TORONTO – Hospital and long-term care workers represented by Ontario’s largest hospital union elected a new executive board on April 11 with a strong mandate to fight back against the government’s policies of underfunding and the privatization of surgeries and diagnostics. Michael Hurley and Sharon Richer were acclaimed as the president and secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s…
The SickKids pension plan compares poorly to the standard pension plan offered by other hospitals in Ontario TORONTO – After more than a year of appeals to SickKids management virtually fell on deaf ears, the exasperated health care workers held a rally outside the hospital demanding a decent pension plan on Tuesday, April 9. They…
