BELLEVILLE, ON – Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are raising the alarm over the school board’s plans to close or consolidate 11 schools, including 9 elementary and 2 high schools in Belleville, Centre Hastings and Prince Edward County. In reports posted on their…
Mississauga, ON – Earlier today, in the wake of several Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim acts taking place in Peel Region, Local and Provincial CUPE Leaders issued an open letter to all members of the Peel District School Board Community. The full text of this letter is below. An Open Letter to the Peel District School…
NIAGARA, ON – The following statement was made today by Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario: CUPE Ontario sends their support and solidarity to the members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) who were locked out by the Niagara Catholic District School Board on Monday, March 20. CUPE Ontario is the province’s largest…
The Ontario Liberal government recently introduced Bill 92 — the School Boards Collective Bargaining Amendment Act. If passed, it will infringe on the collective bargaining rights of education workers by taking away workers’ democratic right to decide if they participate in central bargaining with the provincial government. CUPE Ontario members are not going to sit…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario strongly opposes an amendment to the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act (SBCBA) tabled yesterday by the Minister of Education, Mitzie Hunter, that will make central bargaining with the provincial government mandatory for all education workers. If passed, the new legislation would take away the rights of school board support workers…
YORK REGION, ON – Education workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are firmly rooted in their communities, and delegates at a sectoral union conference in York Region last week decided to show their commitment to that community by raising funds for Belinda’s Place, a local women’s shelter. Education workers with the Canadian…
TORONTO – In votes held province-wide, education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified a contract extension that settles central and local agreements until August 31, 2019. The deal was reached with the province of Ontario and the Council of Trustee Associations (CTA) in late December. The agreement was ratified…
L’ORIGNAL, ON – 250 education workers with the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) will be back on the job Tuesday after ratifying a tentative agreement that was reached on the weekend. The workers commenced strike action on February 7th after going two and a half years without a contract. “We’re pleased…
L’ORIGNAL, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4155, representing 250 education workers, and their employer, the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO). The workers have been on strike since February 7th. No details of the agreement will be released until the…
