Union warns of threatened lockout in Black River-Matheson, disputes employer’s claims regarding hours of work

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490, representing workers at the Township of Black River-Matheson, is warning that management is threatening a lockout over hours-of-work demands the…

Keep Health Care Public!

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Town Hall Meeting Protect, Strengthen, and Expand HealthCare: Why we need a new Health Accord Join CUPE National president Paul Moist on Thursday, September 4, for…

Workers herald call for mandated developmental services and an end to wait lists, raise concerns over funding

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, ON – Developmental service workers across Ontario are welcoming a new government report that recommends making supports for people with developmental disabilities a mandated service. At the same time, they are…

Positive steps in budget, but wrong direction

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, ON – Today’s Ontario budget includes several positive steps for developmental services, low-wage earners and tax fairness, but secretively delivers a nasty right hook to Ontarians. “There are several…

Durham workers stood strong for a fair contract

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, ON – After two weeks of standing strong against a list of concessions, members of CUPE Local 1764, employees of Durham Region, ratified a collective agreement, ending their strike. “CUPE…