TTC supervisors take strike vote as they continue to bargain their first collective agreement

Solidarity

TORONTO – Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) station supervisors, represented by CUPE 5585, voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike as negotiations for their first collective agreement stall. Violence and disorder on the TTC have increased in recent years, with station supervisors increasingly dispatched to respond to emergencies and security-related and customer incidents. Station supervisors…

Gilbert Centre Workers Launch “Worth Fighting For” Campaign over Management’s Failure to Provide Fair Wages

Health Care, Social Services, Solidarity

Frontline workers call for fair wages, safer workplaces, and investment in critical services Barrie, ON – Frontline social service and healthcare workers represented by CUPE Local 1813.14 have launched the “Worth Fighting For” campaign aimed at reaching a fair collective agreement, without disrupting the vital services they provide across Simcoe-Muskoka. Gilbert Centre workers support people…

Ford infrastructure announcement for Scarborough Health Network leaves hospital facing cuts to staff and services in its underfunded operating budget

Health Care, Solidarity

TORONTO – Just a week after Scarborough Health Network (SHN) workers held a rally surrounding chronic understaffing and increasing violence against hospital workers, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Tuesday that the Ontario government would begin construction of a new emergency department at Centenary Hospital. 2,500 frontline workers at the SHN, represented by CUPE, are…

The funds hospitals use to pay day-to-day bills have plummeted by $2.2 billion since 2020, says new report

Health Care, Solidarity

Rapidly increasing costs, austerity funding policies and record 1,300 job cuts push Ontario’s hospitals beyond the brink TORONTO – Ontario’s hospital crisis has hit a boiling point, says new report released today by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing the latest data, Pushed over the brink: the escalating assault on Ontario’s hospitals highlights…

Emancipation Day 2026

Racial Justice, Solidarity

As we mark Emancipation Day on August 1, we commemorate the abolition of chattel slavery in the British Empire and reaffirm our commitment to justice for Black people in Canada. The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into force on this day in 1834, legally freeing enslaved people across British colonies, including what is now…

New Report: $10aDay Child Care Plan Boosts Ontario GDP by $13.6 Billion, Generating Over $2 Billion in Provincial Revenue for the Ford Government

Child Care, Solidarity

TORONTO – As the Ford and Carney governments continue to negotiate a new child care agreement, a new report released today reveals that the expansion of affordable child care services in Ontario has delivered a substantial economic boost to the province, even as the provincial government lags behind national progress in implementing the new national…

Windsor-Essex public health workers vote unanimously to strike amid staffing and wage crisis

Health Care, Solidarity

Windsor, ON – Windsor-Essex public health workers have voted unanimously in favour of strike action after years of falling wages, growing workloads and worsening staff shortages. The strike vote comes as the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) moves ahead with a $1.1 million provincially funded office renovation while telling workers there is no money for…

“We are breaking under the cuts”: Scarborough hospital workers call on Ford government to increase funding in the face of $36 million deficit

Health Care, Solidarity

Scarborough Health Network workers held a rally on July 27th amidst staffing shortages and growing violence in the workplace TORONTO – 2,500 frontline workers at the Scarborough Health Network (SHN), represented by CUPE, are facing heightened staffing issues while hospitals across the province cut jobs to account for growing deficits. The SHN is currently battling…