Bucking an anti-union campaign by their employer, workers at John Ross Robertson Child Centre vote to join CUPE

TORONTO – In the days after CUPE filed an application for certification to unionize child care workers at John Ross Robertson Child Centre (JRRCC) in Toronto’s Avenue Road and Lawrence neighbourhood, the employer circulated an anti-union memo to all workers discouraging them from voting Yes for a union. The memo was full of half-truths and…

CUPE 5525 Members receive support from the Ontario Nurses Association as strike drags on at Villa Colombo

Toronto – Striking workers from the Villa Colombo Supportive Housing Unit are thankful that their struggle isn’t going unnoticed by the wider labour movement. These personal care workers are members of CUPE 5525 and have been on the picket line since May 28th outside the care residences, operated by Villa Colombo Home for the Aged…

Workers at Toronto Seniors Housing ratify new collective agreement

TORONTO – After more than three months of bargaining, members of the Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, CUPE 416, who work at Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC), have ratified a new collective agreement. TCEU 416 represents approximately 200 workers at TSHC who provide pest control, superintendent services, senior superintendent services, maintenance, cleaning and building maintenance coordination…

Members vote overwhelmingly to ratify new three-year contract with Canadian Hearing Services

TORONTO – Concluding an 11-week strike, members of CUPE 2073 voted this week to ratify a new collective agreement with Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). Workers were buoyed by support from leading Deaf organizations and individuals throughout the strike. A testament to the strength of the local, 97 per cent of members cast ballots with 172…

March of Dimes Canada Flags Harm to Injured Workers as WSIB Strike Disruption Grows

TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is responding to a letter received today from March of Dimes Canada (MODC) — a leading national charity supporting people with disabilities — highlighting the growing consequences of the ongoing WSIB lockout. In the letter addressed to OCEU President Harry Goslin, MODC outlines major disruptions to…

CUPE Local 4705 Stands in Solidarity with Locked-Out WSIB Workers (CUPE Local 1750)

Sudbury, ON – As the largest CUPE local in Northern Ontario, representing 1,500 municipal workers, CUPE Local 4705 condemns the unjust lockout of workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), represented by CUPE Local 1750. These dedicated public servants play a critical role in supporting injured workers across Ontario, yet they have been…

Premier Ford Engages with OCEU President as Strike Disruption Deepens: Union Expresses Optimism Following Direct Conversation

TORONTO – As the WSIB strike enters a critical phase, Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) President Harry Goslin received a personal call from Premier Doug Ford this week. The conversation marked a notable development in the ongoing labour dispute that has left more than 3,600 frontline WSIB workers off the job for over two…

Privatizing surgeries will drive up costs, skew access to the wealthy, lengthen wait lists and worsen the hospital staffing crisis: CUPE

TORONTO – The Ford government’s expansion of for-profit clinics will hurt the vast majority of Ontarians who can’t afford to pay for private care, warns the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Over the last week, the Ford government has announced $270 million in funding for private clinics to deliver surgeries and diagnostic tests, claiming it will improve wait-times. “There…