LONDON, ON – CUPE 101, representing the City of London’s striking ‘inside’ workers, is urging City Council to do what it takes to end this strike, as council prepares for a special meeting scheduled for this evening. “City Council should use this opportunity to discuss ways to end this strike,” said Shelley Navarroli, president of…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A poll conducted by Environics Research shows a whopping 88 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. Eight in ten residents also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “The poll tells the government that Peterborough…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario welcomes the recent NDP’s resolution to fight the sale of Hydro One, restore public ownership and oversight of Hydro One in the future and rebuild “Ontario’s historic commitment to public power.” “The Ontario NDP has shown true political leadership in the fight to keep Hydro public and, through this resolution,…
BURLINGTON, ON – While the City of Burlington proudly boasts itself as the best mid-sized city in Canada, as polled by ‘MoneySense’ magazine, Burlington municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), who serve the city’s residents and businesses are asking why the city is not making the same efforts to make…
LONDON, ON – The president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, Fred Hahn, with members from across the region, will bring solidarity and support to a barbeque in support of striking London “inside” workers at noon Tuesday. Hahn will bring support from 250,000 CUPE members across Ontario. “CUPE 101 members provide important…
LONDON, Ont. – Mediation talks between the City of London and CUPE 101 representing inside workers broke down again this evening after the City failed, yet again, to move off from their previous positions even though the union put forward a substantive proposal to address all of the outstanding issues that led to the strike.…
COLLINGWOOD, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will join a busload of members for the Stand Up for Ontario rally in Collingwood this Saturday. “Thanks to this Liberal government, Ontario has the lowest public program spending in Canada, and we’re all feeling the effects. Hospital closures, turmoil…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario vowed to ramp up pressure in the fight against the sale of Hydro One as the government used its majority in the legislature to force through its omnibus budget bill. Bill 91 enacts laws that allows the Liberal-engineered sell-off of our provincial electricity system, Hydro One. Despite enormous public opposition…
SOLIDARITY RALLY & BBQ – TUESDAY, JULY 21ST CUPE 101, representing ‘inside’ municipal workers in the City of London, are on strike to fight their employer’s attempt to extract concessions from their collective agreement. The local’s 750 front-line workers, mostly women, feel targeted because other City workers, including fire, police and the outside unit, retained…
Opposition is growing to the Liberal government’s austerity, the Hydro sell-off and attacks on our public education system. Join CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn on Saturday for a rally outside the Liberal Party AGM in Collingwood. Let’s send a message to the Liberals that we need to stop the austerity agenda. Stand Up…
