As wildfires burn across the province, CUPE Ontario extends sympathy and solidarity to the many who are affected by these catastrophic events. In our support we include all those who have lost their homes and livelihoods, the First Nations communities under evacuation orders, and of course CUPE members whose jobs expose them to the dangers…
FORT FRANCES, ON – CUPE 65.09 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Rainy River District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts, warning that the reductions will remove critical supports from kindergarten classrooms and place additional pressure on RRDSB education workers. The Board recently notified the Local…
SUDBURY, ON – CUPE 5569 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing reductions despite projected increases in enrolment and provincial funding for the 2026–27 school year. The Board recently notified CUPE 5569 that two speech pathologists and two library technician positions…
Insufficient government funding is forcing hospitals to reduce frontline staff Hamilton, ON – A new wave of staffing cuts by St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton will hurt care delivery by increasing nurse-to-patient ratios, depriving patients of timely, quality care, increasing wait times and worsening the crisis in accessing hospital care, says the Canadian Union of Public…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – CUPE 1453 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts despite growing enrolment, increased funding, and ongoing staffing pressures across the Board.The Board recently notified CUPE 1453 that 27 full-time equivalent (FTE)…
Every paramedic across Ontario feels the weight of the tragic deaths of two Prince Edward Island Paramedics. We join paramedics and all first responders across the country in mourning their deaths and the patient they were caring for. Paramedics go to work every day to keep people safe and healthy. Too often our jobs involve…
GUELPH, ON – CUPE 256 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Grand District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite ongoing understaffing and increasing workload pressures across the board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 21 positions, including 20…
OTTAWA – Oxfam Canada workers are staging a public outreach event at Sparks Street and Elgin Street on Wednesday, July 8 as part of their strike campaign aimed at pressuring the employer to return to the bargaining table. The workers, members of CUPE Local 2722, are using an iconic Oxfam tactic: the creation of a…
Sudbury, ON – A new Sudbury report confirms what paramedics have been warning for years: the City’s Paramedic Services is struggling to retain experienced staff. The report, received by Sudbury’s Community and Emergency Services Committee on June 15, shows that between 2020 and 2025 the City hired 116 paramedics – the equivalent of nearly 69%…
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…
