TORONTO—With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting on Minister…
TORONTO – With the Ford Conservatives expected to pass Bill 60, the Keep Water Public coalition warns the legislation risks making water less affordable and less safe, eroding public-health protections and allowing corporate-control to raise water rates. Keep Water Public is a campaign by The Council of Canadians, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment…
Peterborough, On – The members of CUPE Local 5129, representing workers at the Atira-owned Sherbrooke Heights independent living facility in Peterborough, held a strike vote last night. This comes as the parties have failed to make any meaningful headway on wages for the 34 workers at the facility. “The employer runs a skeleton crew, pays…
KINGSTON, ON – Education workers with the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) are calling on school board management and trustees to take immediate action to address the rampant violence that frontline education workers are facing every single day. “Violent outbursts have become part of the daily routine,” said Brenda Price, President of CUPE Local 1480.…
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates London, ON – The privatization of hospital surgeries in England led to growing inequality, longer wait-times and disruption of services in the public health care system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates TORONTO – Public hospitals in Scotland were more egalitarian and efficient at reducing surgical wait-times than private clinics and hospitals contracted out by England’s health system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…
TORONTO—As millions in the province struggle to pay rent, buy groceries, and find jobs that let them make ends meet, the Ford Conservatives are playing a shell game of hidden tax dodges and loopholes that benefit the rich and big business, said CUPE Ontario in its review of today’s Fall Economic Statement (FES). CUPE Ontario…
In sorrow and solidarity, CUPE Ontario and the International Solidarity Committee stand with the people of Jamaica as they confront the catastrophic devastation and enormous scale and costs of reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa. The destruction in Jamaica is staggering, especially in coastal communities still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024. Communities…
TORONTO, ON – After months of negotiations, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3261 has reached a tentative agreement for more than 100 warehouse and retail workers at the University of Toronto Press and Bookstore. The agreement, once ratified by CUPE members and their employer, will avoid a rare strike at Canada’s oldest university…
New public opinion research reveals a majority of Ontarians think Labour Minister David Piccini should resign or be removed from Doug Ford’s cabinet because of the ongoing stream of scandals surrounding the government’s Skills Development Fund (SDF). In an Abacus Data poll commissioned by CUPE Ontario, 52% of respondents believe that Minister Piccini should quit…
