TORONTO, ON – With a strike deadline of December 13 rapidly approaching, the union representing workers at Warden Woods Community Centre urged management to ‘get serious’ about negotiating a fair collective agreement. “For more than a year, our members have been trying to negotiate a fair first contract with Warden Woods, but I am extremely concerned…
SUDBURY, ON – The union representing over 1,600 workers at the City of Greater Sudbury is calling on Mayor Brian Bigger to reverse recent layoffs of cemetery workers and to halt plans for further layoffs of city staff. “The mayor and council are going back on a commitment to achieving efficiencies and cost savings without…
TOWN OF PLYMPTON-WYOMING, ON – The Town of Plympton-Wyoming municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), reached a tentative settlement with their employer on Friday, averting a potential service disruption of the town’s roads maintenance and snow removal. “We are pleased that we could reach a settlement prior to the deadline,”…
TORONTO, ON – October 19-26 is Library Week in Ontario, and library workers for the Toronto Public Library City Hall Branch, members of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948), marked the occasion with postcards, buttons and some sweet treats. “We wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the contribution libraries…
CUPE calls on management to return to bargaining to avoid service disruption TOWN OF PLYMPTON-WYOMING, ON – The Town of Plympton-Wyoming could be without the services of the town’s roads maintenance and snow removal workers as early as October 27, as management could potentially lock out their own workers, warned the Canadian Union of Public Employees…
WINDSOR, ON – On Friday, October 9, City of Windsor ‘inside’ municipal and public service workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 543, will give back to the Windsor community that they serve by hosting a Thanksgiving Giveback event to help 600 local families celebrate Thanksgiving with hampers filled with all…
TORONTO, ON – Following the decision today by the City of Toronto Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to defer receiving a report on the benefits and drawbacks of further contracting out of solid waste management, Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) issued the following statement: CUPE 416 is disappointed that…
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…
TORONTO, ON – Earlier today, City of Toronto staff released their report on the benefits and drawbacks of contracting out solid waste management east of Yonge Street. This report was further supported by an independent analysis from accounting firm Ernst and Young. We are very pleased to see that both the staff and Ernst and…
Join CUPE 4358 members, residents and community allies to help save the Second Base Youth Shelter, a vital community resource. Second Base Youth Shelter is the only shelter serving youth aged 16-21 in Scarborough, and takes in youth from across Toronto and the GTA. After 23 years of operation, Second Base is threatened with closure. Shutting…
