In sorrow and solidarity, CUPE Ontario and the International Solidarity Committee stand with the people of Jamaica as they confront the catastrophic devastation and enormous scale and costs of reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa. The destruction in Jamaica is staggering, especially in coastal communities still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024. Communities…
CUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice and International Solidarity committees extend their gratitude to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and its work to bring humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, to the Gaza Strip. After almost 20 months of near-continuous assault, the state of Israel’s genocidal war has killed 55,000 people and destroyed almost every institution capable…
CUPE Ontario and the International Solidarity Committee (ISC) issued the following statement of support and solidarity with the Pinay Collection, a feminist social justice enterprise based in Canada and the Philippines: CUPE Ontario and the ISC stand in solidarity with the Pinay Collection and their mission to support the rights of Filipino workers both at…
Peaceful protest and freedom of speech are fundamental to our labour movement. They are some of the most powerful tools we have to advocate for our rights and we will defend them wherever people seek justice. That’s why CUPE Ontario was on the University of Toronto campus Thursday. We were there along with members from…
CUPE Ontario stands in solidarity with communities from coast to coast on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, observed on January 29th. This day serves as a solemn reminder of the tragic events that unfolded in Quebec City in 2017, when a gunman entered a mosque…
On January 27th, CUPE Ontario joins those around the globe in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day dedicated to remembering the 10 million people, including 6 million Jews, murdered in the Holocaust, and reflecting on the importance of unity and justice in our society. Holocaust Remembrance Day is not only a tribute to the Jewish…
In the true tradition of trade unionism, CUPE Ontario will always choose justice over injustice, side with the powerless over the powerful, and support the colonized over the colonizer. Throughout the world, CUPE Ontario’s International Solidarity Committee (ISC) links members to workers’ global struggles so that we may stand in solidarity with all oppressed peoples.…
The recent killing of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s “Guidance Patrol”, also known as the ‘morality police’, for “improper” wearing of the hijab has led to another important uprising in the country. Led by women demanding freedom from patriarchy and from all forms of systemic oppression and the regime that upholds it, bravely risking their lives…
CUPE Ontario, representing over 280,000 workers in Canada’s largest province, is adding its voice to the call for the government of Sri Lanka to end its repression of students, teachers, and trade unionists in the country. On September 25, the Sri Lankan police violently dispersed hundreds of demonstrators a day after severely curtailing protest rights…
Dozens of children, and many more adults, killed. Far more injured. Hundreds of homes damaged, with many people left without theirs. CUPE Ontario and its International Solidarity Committee strongly condemn the Israeli authorities for their ongoing attack on the Palestinian people in Gaza. We see through and we openly question the pretext of self-defence to…
