Image shows Dr. Akua Benjamin at a podium with the CUPE Ontario Convention 2022 logo behind her. It reads "Demand better, vote together: the Ontario WE deserve." Fred and Yolanda are looking attentively at Dr. Benjamin as she speaks from a table directly to her right.

Post-Convention Newsletter

What a Convention! What an incredible opportunity for all of us to debate, discuss, sometimes disagree but always move forward together. From electing our President, Secretary-Treasurer, executive board members including equality representatives, to passing our Action Plan and resolutions from every sector, we made our 58th Convention a successful launching pad to another year of…

Image shows Yolanda McClean and Fred Hahn with their fists raised to indicate labour union solidarity. They stand against a backdrop of the Convention logo in English, which read "Demand Better, Vote Together: The Ontario WE Deserve."

Day 3 Convention Newsletter

Our second virtual Convention, and our 58th in our history, is in full swing with delegates re-electing Fred Hahn as President and making history by electing Yolanda McClean as Secretary-Treasurer. “I’m so thankful and humbled that the hard-working front-line workers and members of CUPE Ontario have entrusted me yet again with this position,” said Fred…

Image shows Yoland and Fred, their hands raised in fists for labour union solidarity, against a backdrop with the CUPE ON Convention 2022 logo in English. It reads "Demand Better, Vote Together: The Ontario WE Deserve"

“We made history”: CUPE Ontario re-elects President Fred Hahn and elects Secretary-Treasurer Yolanda McClean

TORONTO, ON – With CUPE Ontario’s second virtual convention, and 58th in its history, still underway, delegates re-elected Fred Hahn as President and elected Yolanda McClean as Secretary-Treasurer, making history. “I’m so thankful and humbled that the hard-working front-line workers and members of CUPE Ontario have entrusted me yet again with this position,” said Fred…

Image shows Yolanda McClean, Candace Rennick, Mark Hancock, and Fred Hahn standing together, shoulder to shoulder, against a CUPE Pink background with the Convention 2022 logos in English and French.

Day 2 Convention Newsletter

“Demand better, vote together: The Ontario we deserve”: CUPE Ontario Convention 2022 “We are not alone,” said Fred Hahn, CUPE Ontario president, during the convention video that kicked off our virtual convention. “We are part of a growing majority. Now is the time to be hopeful and not let up. Let’s demand better and vote…