TTC supervisors take strike vote as they continue to bargain their first collective agreement

Solidarity

TORONTO – Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) station supervisors, represented by CUPE 5585, voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike as negotiations for their first collective agreement stall. Violence and disorder on the TTC have increased in recent years, with station supervisors increasingly dispatched to respond to emergencies and security-related and customer incidents. Station supervisors…

Gilbert Centre Workers Launch “Worth Fighting For” Campaign over Management’s Failure to Provide Fair Wages

Health Care, Social Services, Solidarity

Frontline workers call for fair wages, safer workplaces, and investment in critical services Barrie, ON – Frontline social service and healthcare workers represented by CUPE Local 1813.14 have launched the “Worth Fighting For” campaign aimed at reaching a fair collective agreement, without disrupting the vital services they provide across Simcoe-Muskoka. Gilbert Centre workers support people…

Ford infrastructure announcement for Scarborough Health Network leaves hospital facing cuts to staff and services in its underfunded operating budget

Health Care, Solidarity

TORONTO – Just a week after Scarborough Health Network (SHN) workers held a rally surrounding chronic understaffing and increasing violence against hospital workers, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Tuesday that the Ontario government would begin construction of a new emergency department at Centenary Hospital. 2,500 frontline workers at the SHN, represented by CUPE, are…