Last week the Ford government announced it was handing $2 billion in surplus WSIB funds as special rebates to employers – a hugely generous gift to them and another insult to injured workers. Even in the midst of an affordability crisis, the Ford Conservatives didn’t spare a thought for the injured workers who are struggling…
Burlington, ON – CUPE health care workers at Joseph Brant Hospital held a demonstration today protesting job cuts that pose serious risks to patient care and expose the government’s policy of underfunding hospitals. The hospital is eliminating 10 frontline positions: seven housekeepers, an operating room assistant, and an occupational therapist- all vital to patient care.…
Richmond Hill, ON – The City of Richmond Hill is using replacement workers to do work normally performed by 200 striking employees after they walked off the job on November 22, over wage increases. The CUPE 905 bargaining unit includes workers who maintain parks, arenas, community centres, roads and sidewalks, ensure clean drinking water and…
TORONTO – As hundreds of parents in 14 for-profit child care centres are reeling from the news that their fees will go up by 150 per cent in January, CUPE members, child care workers, and families came together to mark the start of ten days of action in support of $10-a-day child care. Child care…
TORONTO – Ontario families with young children are launching a new group today, Parents for Child Care, to add the important voices of families to child care policy debates. Parents for Child Care brings together Ontario families who support the $10aDay child care plan and want to see it strengthened and expanded. “Parents across the…
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, CUPE Ontario and the Pink Triangle Committee stand in solidarity with the trans community, as we honour the memory of those we have lost to violence against people who are trans and gender diverse. We also recognize those leaders in the labour movement, and in CUPE especially, who are…
TORONTO – Last week members of CUPE 5399, which represents over 120 health care workers at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC) in Toronto’s east end, were able to reach a deal after months of negotiations. CUPE 5399 was scheduled to hit the picket line early November if a deal had not been reached.…
We, the undersigned labour unions, representing hundreds of thousands of workers across Ontario, call on Premier Ford and Minister Jones to immediately reverse their deadly decision to force the closure of 10 supervised consumption services (SCS). We call on the Ontario government to support and fund evidence-based health care services that save lives, amidst a…
BRAMPTON, ON – CUPE Local 831 and the City of Brampton have reached an agreement to end a nearly week-long strike that saw 1,200 workers on picket lines across the city. “From the beginning, we have said that this strike was about fairness for our members and reaching a deal that is comparable to what…
BRAMPTON, ON – 1,200 CUPE members at the City of Brampton are on strike today following lengthy negotiations that failed to reach a fair deal for workers, leaving the services that residents depend on facing disruptions and closures until an agreement with the employer can be reached. “This strike is a last resort for our…
