Just weeks after students returned to class and a month since Education Minister Paul Calandra began his scapegoat-the-school-boards media blitz, a new poll has found that a decisive majority of Ontarians lay the blame for cuts to public education and the lack of support services in schools at the door of Doug Ford’s Conservatives. The…
This past weekend, CUPE members attended the 2025 Ontario New Democratic Party convention in Niagara Falls. In some ways, this convention was a return to our party’s roots: the Ontario NDP was formed by workers and farmers at its founding convention in Niagara Falls in October 1961. On Saturday, ONDP leader Marit Stiles faced a…
On Bisexual Visibility Day (September 23) all in CUPE Ontario, led by the Pink Triangle Committee, are proud to extend their solidarity to CUPE members who are bisexual, and to all people and communities who celebrate Bisexual Visibility Day at the end of Bisexuality Awareness Week (September 16 to 23). The associated slogan, “Visibility is…
– Striking college support staff are exposing a Greenbelt-style scandal in Ontario’s PSE – CUPE Ontario extends its solidarity and support to the OPSEU-SEFPO members who are on strike at Ontario’s colleges. As college support staff, these workers have a direct impact on students’ experience on campus; their jobs keep college campuses operating. No union…
Nurse-to-patient ratios, job security in the age of AI, and compensation are the union’s key priorities TORONTO – The province’s largest hospital sector union representing 45,000 staff begins bargaining today with the Ontario Hospital Association. CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) says its main priorities are nurse-to-patient ratios, job security, and compensation. “There are over 100…
Cornwall, Ontario – The members of CUPE Local 1792 held a rally and information picket along Montreal Road on Friday to sound the alarm on the planned cuts to care time at the municipally-owned Glen Stor Dun Lodge. The Union representing workers at the long-term care facility says their members have been experiencing significant staffing…
This Labour Day, we gather in parks, on city streets and in our communities to honour the generations of workers who fought for every labour right we hold today. It’s also the day to recommit ourselves to taking on the forces that want to deny us our power as workers and to resolve to fight…
Toronto – Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced he is mandating all Ontario Public Service Agency and Commission Workers return to the office 5 days per week, starting in January. This policy, which was created with no consultation with workers and serves no meaningful purpose, is not only short-sighted, but also potentially fiscally irresponsible. Since…
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios Stratford, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and…
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios Peterborough, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and…
