TORONTO, ON – The announcement by Doug Ford’s Conservatives of the expansion of “strong mayor powers” to an additional 139 municipalities is further undermining the fundamentals of democracy in our communities and enables personal political agendas to “trump” democratic processes. “This expansion is disguised as a way to speed up housing and infrastructure projects, but…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Following a city council demand for $120,000 in budget cuts, the Peterborough Public Library management has informed workers they will be laying off three of the library’s four full-time unionized librarians. “What management is talking about is getting rid of three highly trained people each with more than 15 years of service…
NIAGARA, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has led…
TORONTO – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4948 members have voted in favour of ratifying a four-year collective agreement, effective January 1, 2025, with the Toronto Public Library. The online ratification vote took place Saturday and Sunday, with members strongly supporting the deal, which secures significant improvements in wages, working conditions, and job…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Against the backdrop of years of inflation and supressed wages under Bill 124, members of CUPE 5284 went to the bargaining table expecting a fair deal from Kerry’s Place. Instead, they were confronted by 25 pages of painful concessions. In response, the roughly 210 members of CUPE 5284 who are autism support…
CUPE Representatives to Expose Ford Government’s Home Care Failures London, ON – The crisis in Ontario’s home care system will be laid bare as CUPE representatives for Ontario Health at Home step forward to demand action. Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), and Brett Geneau, a CUPE Representative and Team…
TORONTO- A new ad campaign blanketing Ontario airwaves proves how far WSIB has drifted from their mandate, say CUPE members working at the organization. Founded over 100 years ago to provide the best possible support to injured Ontario workers, the ads champion WSIB’s $2 billion rebate to businesses. While all Ontarians face the prospect of…
TORONTO – After three months of collective bargaining, the Toronto Public Library Workers Union – CUPE 4948 and the Toronto Public Library reached a tentative agreement early Monday morning. “We’re happy to have reached a tentative agreement that reflects the needs of our entire membership,” said Brandon Haynes, president of CUPE 4948. “Our bargaining committee…
REGION OF WATERLOO– Members of CUPE Local 1656 who work at the Region of Waterloo have voted in favour of accepting their tentative agreement, bringing an end to their strike that lasted nearly four weeks. “This agreement makes gains for our members and will help to address the pressures our members have been facing due…
CUPE Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Workers committee, and CUPE library and municipal workers across the province were appalled to learn of the Islamophobic attack on a library patron in the Ajax public library. That the attack was committed in the last days of the holy month of Ramadan makes it all the more horrific. We…
