– Craven Ford spent millions for electoral status quo, says union – TORONTO – Doug Ford cynically exploited a period of national and international tumult to return the Conservatives to government in Ontario. But for all his self-serving opportunism, Ford failed to win the dramatically increased majority that was his pretext for a costly and…
This year, International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day takes place just after the snap Ontario provincial election. CUPE Ontario and the Injured Workers Advocacy Committee are working with allies to hold the Ford Conservatives to account for their failure to protect workers. Deliberate and chronic underfunding of public services by Conservatives, combined with wage…
OTTAWA – The COVID pandemic exposed the gaps in care and staffing in Ontario long-term care and Doug Ford promised to fix things, but he hasn’t delivered, said Ottawa – Laurier Manor front-line care staff at a media conference today. “How a government treats our most vulnerable and the workers who provide care for them,…
WATERLOO, ON – Facing a strike deadline of March 3, The Region of Waterloo is backtracking on its proposals made during negotiations to CUPE 1656 members who work for the region, offering wage increases significantly lower than ones they had originally already proposed. “We went into negotiations with the Region last week, hoping we would…
At CUPE Ontario, we recognize that Black excellence and Black history should be honoured year-round, not restricted to a single month of celebration and appreciation. The strength, solidarity and leadership of Black trade unionists have marked our labour movement in profound ways and we owe an enormous debt to the resilience and contributions of the…
GUELPH, ON – Days before the provincial election, as people are making their final determinations on how to vote, adults with developmental disabilities and the workers who support them are inviting candidates to a community dance. Attendees will have the chance to fill their dance card with commitments from candidates to invest in much needed…
SUDBURY, ON – Sudbury front-line long-term care (LTC) staff are urging voters before they cast a ballot on February 27 to take a critical look at the Ontario Doug Ford government’s failure to make care and the lives of vulnerable residents better. “After all that COVID has taught us about the gaps in care and…
KINGSTON, ON – A strike at Queen’s University has been prevented by tentative agreements reached between the university, its foodservice contractor and workers represented by CUPE locals 229, 254 and 1302. The agreements affect more than 1000 tradespeople, custodians, caretakers, classroom and library technicians, and library workers across the campus and at the Donald Gordon…
TORONTO, ON – Doug Ford can try to use fear and distraction to justify going to the polls a year early, but workers will use the early election as the perfect opportunity to fire him and his fellow Conservatives, says the province’s largest union. CUPE Ontario, which represents 290,000 members across the province, is certain…
OTTAWA – Days after the City of Ottawa announced $10.5 million in federal funding to help bring homeless individuals out of the cold, frontline shelter workers have delivered a powerful message to their employer. A supermajority of workers from seven shelters operated by Carefor signed a petition outlining the urgent crisis facing both staff and…
