– “Accountability isn’t optional, even for Ford Conservatives” – TORONTO – The Ford Conservatives have been marked by scandal in many forms, but recent revelations by Ontario’s auditor general about the government’s Skills Development Fund are more evidence of corruption at the highest levels, said CUPE Ontario, the public sector union demanding accountability from Labour…
Brantford and Niagara Falls, Ontario—Child protection workers represented by CUPE 7070 and CUPE 2328.1 have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Joining thousands of social services workers across Ontario, they are part of the Worth Fighting For campaign—a growing, province-wide movement demanding fair wages and renewed investments in public services. These dedicated workers protect…
Barrie, ON—Frontline AIDS-service and harm reduction workers at the Gilbert Centre voted to strike after years of underfunding. Every member cast a ballot—and every member voted yes. The roughly members of CUPE 1813.14 run harm reduction programs, warming centres, outreach to drug users, and other critical programs that save lives. Many leave work and go…
Espanola, ON—Developmental service workers at Community Living Espanola (CLE) voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, joining thousands of social services workers across Ontario in the Worth Fighting For campaign. They are demanding fair pay, respect, and the funding needed to meet the needs for some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents. For years, developmental…
Peterborough, ON—Frontline mental health workers at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)—Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after years of underfunding and the wage suppression of Bill 124 pushed them into poverty. Members of CUPE 5258—including nurses, mental health workers, and family education support workers—deliver critical community-based care across a…
Cornwall, ON – The Union representing staff at Cornwall’s Glen Stor Dun Lodge are holding another rally outside of City Hall this evening to keep pressure on city council to reverse the staffing cuts at the care home. The rally is the third action taken by the Union to call public attention to the dangerous…
Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff…
HAMILTON, ON—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 Hamilton, Ontario residents lay the blame for cuts to public education and the lack of support services in schools at the door of Doug…
WHITBY, ON—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 Durham, Ontario residents lay the blame for cuts to public education and the lack of support services in schools at the door of Doug…
TORONTO – On Saturday, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools. The Ontario government has cut billions from public education since 2018, creating a crisis in underfunding and understaffing at schools across the province.…
