Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Health Sciences’ plan to eliminate 413 jobs would further undermine services at a hospital already buckling under the pressure of rising demand and insufficient staffing, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Jillian Watt, president of CUPE 7800, which represents approximately 4,750 HHS workers, called on the Ford government to fully…
AJAX, ON – Library workers in the Town of Ajax, Ontario have massively rejected a two-tier contract in a “final offer” vote requested by their Employer. Full-time employees voted 100 per cent to reject the offer, while part-time employees voted 96.1 per cent. Voter turnout was nearly 96 per cent. “This is an overwhelming rejection…
Toronto – The workers of CUPE 4599 provide quality care for the residents of Kensington Health Long-Term Care and Hospice in Toronto’s Kensington Market. The work is physically and psychologically demanding, but the workers show up every day to provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of the community because they care. High…
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…
Stittsville, ON – Today, workers at Granite Ridge Care Community are holding a rally to call out ongoing staff shortages at the facility. The 300 workers, represented by CUPE Local 4540 provide care for residents of the facility. Granite Ridge is operated by Sienna Senior Living and is a for-profit home that has routinely underpaid…
CUPE Ontario wrote the following letter to the president and CEO of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) with regard to the closure of WSIB offices in Ontario: Dear Jeff Lang: I am writing on behalf of more than 300,000 CUPE members who call Ontario home. We stand in full solidarity with the 466 WSIB…
TORONTO—A new poll puts the Ontario NDP’s Monique Taylor in the lead among candidates in the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek byelection – a clear sign that support for Doug Ford and his Conservatives is crumbling in the face of Conservatives’ scandals, plans for AI data centres, and failures on health care.The poll was commissioned by CUPE…
