As trade unionists, we celebrate Labour Day as a declaration of workers’ collective power, as well as a reminder of the struggles and sacrifices of workers who came before us. Although most of the world marks International Workers’ Day on May 1, our September celebration has roots in our own province. During the 1872 printers’…
NORTH BAY, ON – As the Children’s Aid Society of Nipissing projects a $5-million deficit, the union representing its workers is calling on the agency to take a hard look at where its resources are going instead of continuing to demand that frontline workers do more with less. CUPE Local 2049 represents workers who provide…
Markham, ON – For months, 8 CUPE locals representing over 1100 Long-Term Care workers across Ontario have been kept waiting for a fair contract. Where other workers would have been able to go on strike to force the employer back to the table, these workers are denied that right under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration…
Waterloo, ON – Waterloo Regional Councillors are making a familiar mistake: undermining vital public services by allowing frontline staffing levels to decline. In response, public health workers, library and museum workers, Ontario Works case managers and many other Region of Waterloo workers represented by CUPE 1883 voted overwhelmingly to authorize job action. Of the 761…
