TORONTO – Child care workers at Ideal Child Service Group (ICSG) represented by CUPE Local 2484 are preparing to be on strike as of Monday, October 5 if the employer does not return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair collective agreement. The workers provide essential care and education to children at five ICSG…
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) workers and their supporters held a media conference today in front of the Library’s Waverley branch, urging the Library Board to negotiate a fair deal and help avert a strike. The workers have been without a contract for over a year now and face a strike…
On September 30, CUPE Ontario marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and honours it as time of reflection, solemn recollection and the pursuit of honest confrontation of Canada’s settler-colonialist past. The day was established in response to one of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It is set aside…
TORONTO – Child care advocates, early childhood educators, and parents are expressing a mixture of relief and severe frustration following the announcement of a four-year extension to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement that sets no new targets to strengthen or expand the system. While the extension averts an immediate funding cliff…
AJAX, ON – Ajax library workers ratified a new collective agreement on Thursday last week, concluding 16 months of bargaining with the Ajax Public Library. The Employer ratified the deal yesterday afternoon. CUPE 3565, the union that represents full- and part-time library workers in the Town of Ajax, narrowly averted a strike on September 21…
The province spent $4 billion over eight years as private facility funding increases faster than for hospitals TORONTO – Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait time and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: Surgical…
185 out of 187 paramedics vote in favour of strike as CUPE 4911 members demand action on mental health, retention, recruitment, and pay equity Peterborough, ON – Paramedics with Peterborough City-County Paramedics (PCCP) delivered one of the strongest possible messages, with 185 out of 187 members voting in favour of a strike. The 99% strike…
TIMMINS, ON – CUPE 4681 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Northeastern Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing reductions, warning that cuts will reduce supports for students and place additional pressure on education workers. The Board recently notified CUPE 4681 that 13 support staff positions…
WATERLOO, ON – CUPE 1883 and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo will return to the bargaining table tomorrow with just four days remaining to reach a deal before a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Bargaining was paused for more than a month while a key member of the Region’s management team was away on…
AJAX, ON – Ajax library workers achieved a tentative agreement with the Ajax Public Library in the early hours of Monday, September 21, narrowly averting a strike. The deal came after more than 12 hours of bargaining the previous day. The Employer returned to the bargaining table this weekend after members of CUPE 3565, the…
