STRATFORD, ON – In response to the Ford government’s plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, hospital workers will be protesting at Ontario PC MPP Matthew Rae’s constituency office in Stratford on Monday morning. “The Ford government says the status quo isn’t working – but it’s a status quo of their own…
SUDBURY, ON – Sudbury Catholic District School Board workers are joining CUPE after a successful majority vote and certification at the Ontario Labour Board. The approximately 270 new CUPE members at Sudbury’s Catholic District School Board include educational assistants, early childhood educators, administrative assistants, social workers, speech pathologists, chaplaincy leads and more. “I am thrilled…
TORONTO – Etobicoke General Hospital is moving ahead with privatization of housekeeping, waste management, laundry, and portering services despite strong opposition from staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Earlier in June, the union organized a demonstration after hearing about the hospital’s privatization plan, which will impact 224 jobs. “The hospital is making…
NEWMARKET, ON – On Wednesday, June 26th, York Region flex workers will rally outside the Region’s administrative offices to advocate for remote work after the Region issued a return-to-office notice effective July 1st. Under the Region’s new policy, flex workers will be required to work from their offices 50% of the time. The event, hosted…
Union blasts hospital for taking 24-year pension holiday TORONTO – After 36 years of backbreaking labour at SickKids Hospital, patient service aid Leonora Foster has one goal before ending her career: to secure a decent pension plan for herself and her co-workers to escape the clutches of poverty in her sunset years. The staff at…
TORONTO – Last week, members of the Toronto Civic Employee’s Union, CUPE Local 416, who work at Yorktown Family Services ratified their new collective agreement in a unanimous vote. The outcome speaks as much to the gains in their new deal as it does to the organizing model members relied on. “We entered into bargaining…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Tonight, as Carolyn Parrish is sworn in as the new Mayor of Mississauga, CUPE members who work for the city will be in attendance asking for a commitment to a fair deal for city workers who have been bargaining for over a year. CUPE Local 1989, representing City of Mississauga Library workers,…
Thirteen library workers will join CUPE Local 65 FORT FRANCES, ON – On Wednesday library workers at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre voted to join CUPE. “We’re happy,” said Joelle Barron, who works as a part-time library clerk at the library. “This has been a long time coming and we’re excited to start…
On June 21, CUPE Ontario and the Indigenous Council mark Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to celebrate the strength, history, and powerful resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across this Turtle Island. Throughout this month and especially on June 21, we celebrate Indigenous achievements, diversity, and cultures. We recommit our union to deepening…
Highlands East, ON – CUPE members at the Municipality of Highlands East are closer to a strike after conciliation talks failed to reach an agreement. Local 4416 filed a request for a “no board” report, which could put the workers in a legal strike position by early July. CUPE 4416 represents 30 members at the…
