This year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17 falls at the end of the National Rainbow Week of Action, organized by Momentum Canada. It is vital that we show our support for the protection of rights for members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Support for the Rainbow Week of Action and the International…
HIGHLANDS EAST, ON – Members of CUPE Local 4416, representing the civic employees at the Municipality of Highlands East, have voted 100% in favour of strike action. The vote comes following multiple days of bargaining negotiations between the CUPE 4416 bargaining committee and the municipality. Fair wage increases to address the cost of living remains…
Submission to The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024
WINDSOR – Workers at the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (WECHC) have voted 96% in favour of strike action, as years of record inflation have continued to eat away at member wages and the cost of living continues to increase. “This near-unanimous vote in favour of job action is an amazing showing of solidarity and…
New survey conducted by Canadian Union of Public Employees finds two-thirds of agencies relying on unlicensed homes for vulnerable children and youth Toronto – Tonight, on the tenth annual Children and Youth in Care Day, dozens of young people in the care of the province’s Children’s Aid Society agencies will be going to sleep…
BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON – Members of CUPE Local 1490 have voted to reject an agreement with the town of Black River-Matheson, meaning the months-long dispute that began in October and eventually led to a strike earlier this year will continue. “We are continuing to stand up for our principles and our values to achieve an…
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.…
