SIMCOE COUNTY, ON – Members of CUPE Local 5820 who work for the County of Simcoe could be on strike by next week, leading to an interruption of certain county services if the employer fails to negotiate a fair deal. “This is about fairness for our members,” said Wendy Monsinger, president of CUPE Local 5820.…
TORONTO – A new peer-reviewed study released today in Toronto warns that Ontario’s hospital workers, most of whom are women and many racialized, are in deep turmoil as they labour through an intensifying staffing crisis that is harming their well-being and compromising patient care. Running on Empty, published in New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – For years, young people languishing on waitlists have known that all is not right at Kinark Child and Family Services; workers, too, have felt the burden of growing caseloads and shrinking resources. Now, with a resounding strike vote, everyone who cares about the well-being of children and families in Peterborough and Northumberland…
TORONTO, ON – In response to growing pressure, Premier Doug Ford has announced that his government will conduct yet another audit of Ontario’s Child Welfare System. Their previous audit, which cost taxpayers millions, was only four years ago. “My head is spinning,” says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “It’s clear that what is missing from…
LONDON, ON – Western University students may find picket lines on move-in day, after negotiations between the institution and its caretaking, landscape services and trades workers were unable to reach an agreement. Following a frustrating day of negotiations aided by a ministry-appointed conciliation officer, the workers, represented by CUPE Local 2361, filed for a “no…
Details of the tentative agreement will be released following a ratification vote. BETHESDA, ON – CUPE 2977 is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement with the employer, Bethesda Community Services, has been reached. The local represents more than 200 workers employed as Developmental Support Workers, Recreation, Maintenance and Cleaning staff at the Fly Road…
Emancipation Day, observed on August 1, commemorates the day in 1834, when the Slavery Abolition Act,1833 came into effect. The law liberated enslaved people in the British colonies, including Canada. And yet it was only in 2021 that Canadian parliament designated August 1 National Emancipation Day. The abolition of enslavement did not end the struggle…
NEWMARKET, ON – On Wednesday July 31, York Region long-term care workers will continue with their weekly midday pickets to oppose a planned schedule change. The Region is introducing a new schedule this fall that includes rotating and 12-hour shifts. CUPE 905 represents over 550 LTC workers employed at Newmarket Health Centre and Maple Health…
Local president Tracy Fabbricino is thankful for community support. SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – CUPE 894 is pleased to announce that its members have ratified its tentative agreement with the Group Health Centre. 64% of members voted in favour of accepting the agreement. “While negotiating with this employer has been challenging, we are confident…
While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized PETERBOROUGH, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Dave Smith’s constituency office in Peterborough this morning. In June, the government…
