TORONTO, July 4, 2016 – Yesterday’s action by Black Lives Matter was important for the LGBTQ+ communities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, one of Canada’s few openly gay union leaders and long-time resident of the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood. “Pride was born out of the police persecution of Toronto’s gay community,” said Hahn. “We…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario is devastated by the horrific mass shooting that targeted the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. The loss of life and the pain left behind for family and friends will leave a permanent scar in their community, their country and our world. Through struggle, we have achieved major…
November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day dedicated to remembering all those who have died as a result of violence and discrimination against transgender people. It’s a day CUPE Ontario is proud to support, a day that has been observed for 17 years. This year, though, it’s also encouraging to see how…
TORONTO, ON – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, including President Fred Hahn and Diversity Vice-President Patrick Hannon, and many other provincial executive board members and activists from the GTA, will participate in this weekend’s Trans Pride March, Dyke March and Pride Parade in Toronto. “Pride is Political. It is a…
TIMMINS, ON – The Diversity Vice-President, LGBTQ, of the province’s largest union will march with members in Timmins Pride this Saturday. “Marching in Timmins Pride is just one way to stand up for equality, and for harassment-free workplaces and communities,” said Patrick Hannon, diversity vice-president, LGBTQ, of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario.…
BARRIE, ON – The president of the province’s largest union will march with members in Barrie Pride this Saturday. “Pride is an important way to support our members and our communities,” said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “As a union, we have developed and successfully negotiated collective agreement…
TORONTO, ON – Members of Ontario’s largest union took a historic step last week, changing their union’s constitution to ensure broader diversity on its executive board, which will enhance the union’s work against the austerity agenda. Delegates to the 52nd annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted overwhelmingly to expand the…
Sunday, May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. CUPE Ontario encourages all members to join us in marking this day and renewing our commitment to take action in workplaces and communities to end discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. CUPE Ontario strongly supports important steps…
Across the province, thousands of CUPE Ontario members will wear pink on April 8 in recognition of the International Day of Pink. We wear pink on this day as part of our continuing stand against bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia in our schools and communities. The Day of Pink began in 2007, when two Nova…
