CORNWALL, ON – The workers who provide essential public services in Cornwall have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. Members of CUPE 3251 deliver social services for families in crisis, ensure clean drinking water, run recreation programs, and more. They have secured wage increases of 10.25 per cent over three years along with significant improvements…
CUPE Ontario is proud to support the community and social services workers of OPSEU/SEFPO, who are on strike and locked out because they are fighting for properly funded social and community services and wages that were stolen from them under Bill 124. To all those involved in this job action, we extend our steadfast solidarity.…
On behalf of more than 300,000 CUPE members in Ontario, we are proud to pay tribute to our comrades in OPSEU-SEFPO, community and social services workers who are on strike or locked out over the fight for fair wages and properly funded community services. To all those involved in this job action, we extend our…
March 27, 2026 The Government of Ontario’s 2026-27 provincial budget continues the chronic underfunding of social services in our communities. The need for social services continues to grow, but without government funding to meet this need, this translates to cuts: Increased wait times and reduced service levels for vulnerable residents looking for mental health services, child care, developmental services, housing supports, social assistance and child protection. CUPE members in social services see the…
WINDSOR/BRANT, ON – Workers at Community Living agencies in Windsor and Brant have overwhelmingly rejected employer-imposed “final offer” votes, sending a clear message to employers across Ontario’s social services sector that low-wage proposals will not be accepted. Members of CUPE Local 2345 at Windsor Community Living and CUPE Local 181 at Community Living Brant both…
TORONTO – More than 600 days since Bill 124 was repealed, tens of thousands of community and social services workers are still waiting for the wages that were stolen from them. With the return of the Ontario Legislature, workers are calling on Doug Ford’s Conservative government to finally deliver justice. Bill 124, passed in 2019,…
Barrie, ON—Frontline AIDS-service and harm reduction workers at the Gilbert Centre voted to strike after years of underfunding. Every member cast a ballot—and every member voted yes. The roughly members of CUPE 1813.14 run harm reduction programs, warming centres, outreach to drug users, and other critical programs that save lives. Many leave work and go…
Espanola, ON—Developmental service workers at Community Living Espanola (CLE) voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, joining thousands of social services workers across Ontario in the Worth Fighting For campaign. They are demanding fair pay, respect, and the funding needed to meet the needs for some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents. For years, developmental…
This week, we proudly recognize and celebrate the compassion, dedication and strength of Developmental Support Workers (DSWs) across Ontario. As frontline workers, you play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities. With your compassion, your skill and unwavering commitment, you provide support, advocate for inclusion, and ensure dignity…
CUPE Ontario and the Social Service Workers Coordinating Committee enthusiastically welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the federal government regarding the extension of the federal child care program until 2031 and applaud the move by the outgoing Trudeau government. CUPE members, along with millions of other Canadians, are only too aware of the looming threat of a…
