Every year, on April 28, we pause to mourn and recognize workers who have been injured and killed on the job. And while we remember we also understand the fundamental importance of the political work of fighting for the living by redoubling our efforts to demand real safety for workers and the communities that rely…
WELLAND, ON – Welland city workers, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached late Monday evening. The four-year agreement covers the period of January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024 and will see a 7.5 per cent wage increase over the…
WELLAND, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland. The two parties met on Monday with a provincially appointed mediator and reached the tentative agreement. Details of the agreement will not be released until it has been ratified…
WELLAND, ON – Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) has requested a “no-board” report from the Ministry of Labour, which will kick off a 17-day countdown until the union or the City of Welland can initiate a legal strike or lockout. The union is citing the need for improvements to…
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON – Region of Waterloo paramedics and logistics and support workers have given their union a strong strike mandate in their current contract negotiations with the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The paramedic services workers, represented by Local 5191 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 5191), held an online strike mandate vote on…
SARNIA, ON – Frontline workers for the City of Sarnia have given their union an overwhelming strike mandate in votes held over the past week. The workers, who are represented by CUPE Locals 153, 2713 and 3690 work for the City in public works, parks and recreation and as “inside” workers, respectively. Their combined average…
Toronto, ON — Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2998 members at ten community centres have voted 94% in favor of ratifying a five-year agreement, effective January 1, 2020, with the City of Toronto. “Our members and their bargaining committee were determined to improve paid sick time, ensure paid sick leave remained accessible, shorten…
TORONTO, ON – A whopping 470 days after they voted overwhelmingly to join the Canadian Union of Public employees (CUPE), Route Supervisors at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have finally been recognized as union members. “The TTC fought tooth and nail and used every legal stall tactic they could to prevent these workers from having…
WELLAND, ON – On Wednesday March 10, Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland will meet with a provincially appointed conciliator in an attempt to negotiate a new collective agreement for 78 frontline workers, a move the union hopes will see the beginning of serious negotiations…
TORONTO ON – A poll of 800 Torontonians conducted at the end of February found strong disapproval for contracted-out patient care at University Health Network’s (UHN) Hillcrest Reactivation Centre, where care staff are paid poorly and believe that the hospital is using them as “exploited” labour. UHN gets provincial funding to provide transitional care to…
