Richmond Hill, ON – Negotiators for the City of Richmond Hill requested a “No Board Report” from the Ministry of Labour this week. CUPE 905, which represents 200 municipal workers negotiating with the City, has begun preparations for a lockout or strike that would disrupt critical city services. “It’s surprising that our employer is pushing…
TORONTO–Ontario’s largest union has called today’s fall economic statement a “shallow and cynical attempt by a dishonest government” that is seeking to boost its image before an early election and distract voters from its record of failure and corruption. “The key feature of today’s statement is the absence of any real action on the crises…
“The Ford Government is playing politics with residents’ lives,” warns union. Brockville, ON—CUPE 1559, representing public health workers at Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU), return to the bargaining table this week with the assistance of a Ministry of Labour Conciliation Officer. Workers have been without a contract since April of this year.…
COBOURG, ON – As poverty deepens and more people in Northumberland County need support to navigate the cost-of-living crisis, community social services are more in demand than ever. Now those same workers who help the most vulnerable are facing a crisis of their own as management has trampled on their work-life balance and imposed wages…
CATHARINES, ON – Members of CUPE 150 and 157 collected 3,615 pounds of food in a recent drive to support Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold. The unions, which represent outdoor and indoor workers for the City of St. Catharines, rallied together to help combat rising food insecurity in the region. With demand for…
What is the purpose of commemorative days? They offer an opportunity to express gratitude, but they’re also a moment to reflect on how well we as a society are meeting our promises. Members of CUPE Ontario are grateful to child care workers and early childhood educators every single day – for their skill and patience…
Kearney, ON – CUPE 1813, representing inside and outside municipal workers for the Town of Kearney (the employer), will meet to bargain for the first time since April. Kearney’s municipal workers have been without a contract since May 2023. The last scheduled meeting was April 30th, 2024, which the employer abruptly cancelled. CUPE 1813’s bargaining…
TORONTO – Ontario child care organizations, educators and families are speaking out against a group of for-profit child care owners who are staging rolling closures in the province. “It’s clear that there is growing backlash in the Ontario child care community against the tactics of this Alberta-backed group of for-profit child care owners this week,”…
BRAMPTON, ON — The Ontario Ministry of Labour has issued a “No Board” report, initiating a countdown to a potential strike or lockout involving CUPE Local 831 and the City of Brampton. The union, representing 1,200 municipal workers, will be in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2024; the city could…
TORONTO – It’s not often easy to put a dollar amount on the government’s failure to care for Ontarians, but the roughly one million people in this province who rely on social assistance know the exact figure they need. Individuals supported by Ontario Works (OW) are shy of the poverty line by $1,569 every month;…
