CUPE 2977 members send out unity letter to Bethesda’s Board of Directors following launch of campaign website CATHARINES, ON – Workers at Bethesda Community Services delivered a strong strike vote last week, with 97 per cent of participants voting in favour of a strike if ongoing negotiations do not conclude with a fair contract.…
Most Ontarians never see it, but there is an entire emergency medical system operating 24 hours a day. Within seconds of a call to 911, a chain of highly trained professionals begin coordinating lifesaving care. In all, Ontario’s paramedics responded to roughly 1.8 million calls last year. When an emergency happens, communications officers assess the…
Influential decision opens the door for paralegals in Ontario to form unions Brampton, ON – On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) ruled that a group of licensed paralegals have the right to form a union. The newly-unionized workers include prosecutors and prosecution coordinators at the City of Brampton. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) filed the certification application in February 2024. “This is an important decision, not only…
TORONTO – Ontario’s largest union expressed its shock at federal Liberal proposals to designate more workers “essential” as a way of removing their right to strike and it warned Prime Minister Carney that attempts to abrogate workers’ Charter-protected rights to free collective bargaining would be met with fierce resistance from labour. “The Carney Liberals must…
