Creating safe workplaces is everyone’s job. Do your part by reporting workplace hazards, incidents and injuries. Reporting them now can save lives in the long run. Follow the links below to learn more about hazards, incidents and injuries, why to report them and how to report them. What to report – What are workplace hazards,…
Premier Kathleen Wynne will leave the province’s finances “worse” off with the sale of Hydro One, warns Ontario’s new budget watchdog in a damning report.
TORONTO, ON – Today’s report by the province’s financial accountability officer should be the final nail in the coffin of the ill-conceived sell-off of Hydro One, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This privatization plan has been a mistake from day one. Now the financial accountability officer has…
No way! She makes 31.5% less than a man? It’s hard to believe that a gender wage gap still exists in 2015. But the numbers tell us very clearly that the gap is alive, present and large. The average annual earnings of women in Ontario are 31.5% lower than those of men. The numbers are…
Mental health issues are inadequately addressed in many workplaces, and mental health claims are often denied by the WSIB. CUPE Ontario has created this page to provide information and resources about preventing psychological injury, and about the process for filing and appealing workplace mental health claims. The first step is to assess workplace hazards. Occupational…
TORONTO, ON – Pursuing a Hydro One sell-off is not in the public interest, and Ontario’s largest union will use every tool at its disposal to stop the sale, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. The Liberal government today announced it is filing a preliminary prospectus and…
KINGSTON, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows 8 in 10 Kingston residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell 60 percent of Hydro One, and may be taking their anger out on Liberal candidates in the federal election. The riding of Kingston and the Islands has reliably elected Liberals to federal…
GUELPH, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows 8 in 10 Guelph residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell 60 percent of Hydro One, and may be taking their anger out on Liberal candidates in the federal election. The riding of Guelph has reliably elected Liberals to federal office since 1993, but…
TORONTO, ON – The Liberal government has sidelined the Hydro One board of directors in advance of the proposed sell-off of this public asset, according to a letter sent to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on behalf of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Ontario. The letter charges that the Ontario government’s move contravenes securities…
GUELPH, ON – The president of Ontario’s largest union will participate in a public town hall meeting about the Liberal plan to sell off Hydro One, this Thursday in Guelph. “Wherever this kind of hydro privatization has happened, it’s driven up rates. That will hit everyone’s pocketbook, and it will mean municipalities, schools and hospitals…
