TORONTO – For any other employer, it would have been an unprecedented move: on the first day of conciliation, on the first day of bargaining, before any negotiations had even been taken place, they called for a No Board. But this is typical behaviour from Julia Dumanian and Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). “Since taking over…
TORONTO, ON – The announcement by Doug Ford’s Conservatives of the expansion of “strong mayor powers” to an additional 169 municipalities is further undermining the fundamentals of democracy in our communities and enables personal political agendas to “trump” democratic process. “This expansion is disguised as a way to speed up housing and infrastructure projects, but make…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Following a city council demand for $120,000 in budget cuts, the Peterborough Public Library management has informed workers they will be laying off three of the library’s four full-time unionized librarians. “What management is talking about is getting rid of three highly trained people each with more than 15 years of service…
NIAGARA, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has led…
TORONTO – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4948 members have voted in favour of ratifying a four-year collective agreement, effective January 1, 2025, with the Toronto Public Library. The online ratification vote took place Saturday and Sunday, with members strongly supporting the deal, which secures significant improvements in wages, working conditions, and job…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Against the backdrop of years of inflation and supressed wages under Bill 124, members of CUPE 5284 went to the bargaining table expecting a fair deal from Kerry’s Place. Instead, they were confronted by 25 pages of painful concessions. In response, the roughly 210 members of CUPE 5284 who are autism support…
TORONTO – After three months of collective bargaining, the Toronto Public Library Workers Union – CUPE 4948 and the Toronto Public Library reached a tentative agreement early Monday morning. “We’re happy to have reached a tentative agreement that reflects the needs of our entire membership,” said Brandon Haynes, president of CUPE 4948. “Our bargaining committee…
REGION OF WATERLOO– Members of CUPE Local 1656 who work at the Region of Waterloo have voted in favour of accepting their tentative agreement, bringing an end to their strike that lasted nearly four weeks. “This agreement makes gains for our members and will help to address the pressures our members have been facing due…
CUPE Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Workers committee, and CUPE library and municipal workers across the province were appalled to learn of the Islamophobic attack on a library patron in the Ajax public library. That the attack was committed in the last days of the holy month of Ramadan makes it all the more horrific. We…
WINDSOR, ON – On March 19, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society laid off 26 workers – about 10 percent of their non-management staff, putting the safety of children at risk, say CUPE members working at the agency. The CAS also targeted their Leamington Office for closure at the end of this month – an additional…
