BURLINGTON, ON – Halton Catholic District School Board Educational Assistants (EAs) and Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECEs), represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have reached local tentative agreements with their employer. The school board workers will review and vote on a three-year agreement later next week. “We are pleased that we were…
More than 200 people rallied last night outside the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board in support of CUPE Local 1022’s bargaining team, who worked through the night to reach a tentative agreement. The local, representing 750 office staff, educational assistants, custodial workers, early childhood educators, library technicians, maintenance and other school workers, stated that…
These are a series of video ads created by CUPE 4400 to raise awareness of the impact of its members. Educational AssistantCaretakerInternational Language InstructorEducational Assistant https://youtube.com/watch?v=FVns0Wktsk0%3Fhl%3Den-ca%26rel%3D0%26autohide%3D1%26showinfo%3D0 Caretaker https://youtube.com/watch?v=-rUPIghuJaM%3Fhl%3Den-ca%26rel%3D0%26autohide%3D1%26showinfo%3D0 International Language Instructor https://youtube.com/watch?v=yVgVIWQTtGc%3Fhl%3Den-ca%26rel%3D0%26autohide%3D1%26showinfo%3D0
Toronto, ON – CUPE’s education workers in Ontario, alongside the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), and the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU)will be back in court to challenge the constitutionality of Bill 115, starting Monday, December 14th. UNIFOR also has intervenor status in the case. The court…
TORONTO – In votes held province-wide, education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified a central agreement reached with the province of Ontario and the Council of Trustee Associations (CTA) on November 2nd. The agreement was ratified by a majority of members and a majority of CUPE’s 110 bargaining units…
TORONTO – The union representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario schools has reached a tentative deal with the Crown and the Council of Trustee Associations (CTA) in central talks. The union is calling an end to its province-wide work-to-rule job action. CUPE members have been without a contract since August 31st, 2014. CUPE has been…
After last week’s meeting between unions and government, CUPE members “more determined than ever” to fight for a fair collective agreement, say leaders TORONTO, ON – Education workers in nine school boards are responding to last week’s ultimatum from Premier Kathleen Wynne about their work-to-rule action by holding Rallies for Respect in their communities. The…
CUPE Ontario stands together with the 400,000 workers in school boards, CÉGEPs, social services, health care and other public services who began rotating strikes across the province today. Workers in Quebec, as in Ontario, are shouldering the burden of austerity under Liberal governments. These governments are paying for tax cuts and expensive privatization schemes by…
TORONTO, ON – Premier Wynne’s promise to grant requests from the Council of Trustees Association (CTA) to respond to job action by CUPE’s 55,000 education workers could make an already difficult labour situation worse, said the president of Ontario’s largest union. “The Premier entertaining the CTA’s request won’t improve labour relations in Ontario’s schools,” said…
