CUPE 4222 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Thames Valley District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

LONDON, ON – CUPE 4222 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Thames Valley District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts, with ongoing understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 31 Designated Early Childhood…

CUPE 2722 members at Oxfam Canada face strike deadline as employer refuses to live by its values

OTTAWA – Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members say are consistent with Oxfam’s publicly stated values. Despite Oxfam’s values of fighting inequality and patriarchy to end poverty…

Union calls for answers after Villa Marconi cuts hours, lays off cleaning staff ahead of Board elections

Ottawa, ON – The union representing workers at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi Long-Term Care Centre held an information picket outside the home Friday morning, demanding answers after the management of the home issued layoff notices to five staff. The impacted staff, members of CUPE 4793 work in the Laundry and Environmental Services department. These workers ensure…

Waterloo Catholic District School Board Education Workers to ‘Paint the Province Purple’ for Publicly Funded Education: CUPE Education Workers Call on PC MPP Brian Riddell to Stand Up for Students, Education Workers, and Schools

WATERLOO, ON – Members of CUPE 2512, representing education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, will be canvassing door-to-door throughout Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Riddell’s riding of Cambridge on Saturday as part of CUPE’s province-wide ‘Paint the Province Purple’ day of action in support of publicly funded education. CUPE 2512 represents Administrative Assistants,…

New poll shows Niagara residents demand action on paramedic and dispatcher crisis as Regional Council refuses to listen

St. Catharines – Niagara residents are sending a clear message: invest in paramedics before the system collapses. Niagara Region Council is refusing to listen. A new public opinion poll commissioned by CUPE 911 shows overwhelming support for increased funding for paramedic services as response times deteriorate and frontline workers warn the system is being pushed…

CUPE 2512 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Waterloo Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

WATERLOO, ON – CUPE 2512 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 15 morning…

CUPE Locals 1247 and 1321 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Renfrew County District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

RENFREW COUNTY, ON – CUPE Locals 1247 and 1321 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Renfrew County District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the locals that it plans…