Toronto – CUPE Local 2 stands in solidarity with the ATU 113 member who was stabbed yesterday while on duty at Dundas station. The local, which represents electrical and trades workers at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), also extend heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of the ATU 113 member who tragically lost…
Cornwall, ON – The Union representing staff at Glen Stor Dun Lodge in Cornwall, are celebrating after reaching an agreement with the employer that ensures the highest quality of care for the residents. Members of CUPE Local 1792 met with the management of the lodge last week to iron out a deal ensuring fair and accurate scheduling at the municipally run care facility. These negotiations came about after union members held multiple rallies and…
TORONTO – The Ford Conservatives rushed to pass Bill 60 today, a move the Keep Water Public coalition says will make water less safe and less affordable for all Ontarians. Keep Water Public is a campaign opposing legislation that erodes public health protections and provides corporate control of Ontario’s water system. The Conservative’s omnibus Bill…
On November 20, CUPE Ontario and the Pink Triangle Committee join many communities in marking Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) in recognition of Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people who have been targeted and murdered simply for being who they are. This solemn day was first observed in 1999 in honour of Rita Hester, a Black…
TORONTO—With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting on Minister…
TORONTO – With the Ford Conservatives expected to pass Bill 60, the Keep Water Public coalition warns the legislation risks making water less affordable and less safe, eroding public-health protections and allowing corporate-control to raise water rates. Keep Water Public is a campaign by The Council of Canadians, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment…
Peterborough, On – The members of CUPE Local 5129, representing workers at the Atira-owned Sherbrooke Heights independent living facility in Peterborough, held a strike vote last night. This comes as the parties have failed to make any meaningful headway on wages for the 34 workers at the facility. “The employer runs a skeleton crew, pays…
KINGSTON, ON – Education workers with the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) are calling on school board management and trustees to take immediate action to address the rampant violence that frontline education workers are facing every single day. “Violent outbursts have become part of the daily routine,” said Brenda Price, President of CUPE Local 1480.…
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates London, ON – The privatization of hospital surgeries in England led to growing inequality, longer wait-times and disruption of services in the public health care system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates TORONTO – Public hospitals in Scotland were more egalitarian and efficient at reducing surgical wait-times than private clinics and hospitals contracted out by England’s health system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…
