BELLEVILLE, ON – Belleville city workers could be facing a work stoppage as early as Monday, February 22 if a deal cannot be reached between the City and Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907) which represents over 200 of the city’s inside and outside workers. The union and the City…
Toronto, ON — The City of Toronto’s failure to negotiate a fair contract has forced members of CUPE Local 2998 to vote overwhelming in favor of a strike if the city continues to demand harmful concessions from frontline community centre workers. “CUPE members who work at our community centers are pivotal to our collective COVID-19…
KENORA, ON – Members of CUPE Local 191 have overwhelmingly rejected the City of Kenora’s attempt to force a “final offer” on them through an Ontario Labour Relations Board-supervised vote. Over 80% of members rejected this offer, with 97% of members voting. In addition to the aggressive attempt to divide members with a supervised vote,…
THUNDER BAY, ON – CUPE Local 87, representing roughly 600 workers in Thunder Bay, has reached a tentative agreement in contract talks with the City. The deal was reached last night. No further details of the agreement will be released until members have had an opportunity to review it and hold a ratification vote. The…
THUNDER BAY, ON – CUPE Local 87, representing roughly 600 workers with the City of Thunder Bay, have armed their negotiating team with a strong strike mandate. Ninety-seven per cent (97%) of the members have voted in favour of job action if necessary, as the local prepares to return to bargaining next week. The union…
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario government’s proposed changes to the Blue Box recycling program will lead to losses of good jobs in municipalities and a lack of public oversight, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. The Ford government’s announced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) recycling model is touted as one that would result…
WINDSOR, ON – Members of Local 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 543) have packed up 1,200 hampers containing everything needed for a complete Thanksgiving dinner, as part of their seventh annual ‘Operation Giveback,’ in partnership with the Windsor-Essex Food Bank Association. The dinner hampers will be distributed to families in the…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Ontario Labour Relations Board today certified the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the union for workers at the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. The certification for this group of 23 workers had been delayed since May because of objections raised by the employer, all of which were ultimately dismissed by…
(TORONTO, ON) The $19-billion in federal support for provinces and municipalities is a long-overdue and welcomed development, but it falls far short of what’s urgently needed to address the crisis facing local governments, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “We’ve been ringing the alarm bells over how the crisis is impacting the…
July 2, 2020 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Room 281 Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford: Re: Immediate Federal-Provincial Financial Assistance for Municipalities Time is running out for municipal governments and the municipal workers who have kept this province safe and delivered the frontline and core services Ontarians…
