KITCHENER, ON – In a strong vote on Wednesday, staff at the Kitchener Public Library voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “This is amazing. We have long felt the need to have a stronger voice in our workplace,” said Joseph Brannan, one of the library workers involved in the organizing drive.…
TORONTO – On Wednesday morning, a delegation representing 1,600 CUPE members working in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) were offered an insulting wage increase at the bargaining table by the Ontario Treasury Board and the Ford Government. Over thirty members working in HCCSS travelled from across Ontario to bargain a fair wage reopener…
OTTAWA, ON – A 50 percent cut in the number of international students, announced today by the federal government, does nothing to deal with the underlying causes of the crisis unfolding in public universities across Ontario. What it will do is increase dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric that is being fanned by right-wing politicians across the country,…
A 50 percent cut in the number of international students, announced today by the federal government, does nothing to deal with the underlying causes of the crisis unfolding in public universities across Ontario. What it will do is increase dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric that is being fanned by right-wing politicians across the country, says the leading…
Black-River Matheson, ON) – After being locked out for 15 weeks, Black River-Matheson municipal workers are now on strike after the Township ended the lock out by forcing a contract on the workers, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490. “Last week we overwhelming rejected the employer’s contract during a forced vote…
(Black-River Matheson, ON) – Locked out Black River-Matheson municipal workers have overwhelmingly rejected an offer forced on them by the Township and are now ramping up their efforts for a good deal, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490. “We said it before and we’ll say it again,” said Serge Bouchard, President…
BELLEVILLE, ON – With limited foster homes available, Highland Shores Children’s Aid (HSCA) has been forced to place a youth in hotels and even Airbnb’s since November. The province-wide shortage of licensed spaces in foster homes and treatment facilities is leading more agencies to turn to hotels, motels, and Air bnbs. The children and youth…
Black-River Matheson, ON) – In the 14th week of a strike, the Town of Black River-Matheson is effectively bargaining backwards with the 14 municipal workers who keep the roads safe, the arena running, and the town running smoothly, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490. “We have held out for this long…
WATERLOO, ON – Graduate teaching assistants and research assistants at the University of Waterloo officially became the newest members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) today. The group of more than 2,000 workers were officially recognized by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) following a late-December vote that was more than 90 percent…
On Monday, January 15th, CUPE Ontario joins those around the world to honour and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a trailblazer in the fight against racial segregation and a champion of non-violent means to address inequality in the United States and beyond. Dr. King is well recognized for his work to fight anti-Black racism,…
