TORONTO – Months after the Ford government’s abysmal and fractured restructuring of Ontario Health (OH), a group of unionized women health care workers are in the unfair position of having to fight for the same wages as their non-union coworkers doing the same jobs. CUPE 5516 is comprised of 45 health care workers spread out…
CUPE Ontario and the Indigenous Council wish to express their sorrow at the death of Indigenous leader Murray Sinclair and extend condolences to his family and friends. He was a distinguished lawyer, judge and human rights advocate, as well as the leader we needed when he took the role of chair of the Truth and…
Significant wage disparities with other hospitals is contributing to staffing shortages, according to CUPE 5492 TORONTO – Clerical staff at Mount Sinai held a rally on Tuesday morning, demanding a fair contract from their employer to address poor working conditions and their impact on patient care. Fadumo Mohamed, president of CUPE 5492, and medical secretary,…
Smiths Falls, ON – On Wednesday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Smiths Falls Community Hospital, symbolizing the “duplicity of the Ontario PCs hospital services’ privatization plan.” As part of their province-wide Trojan Horse tour, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and the Ontario Health Coalition are calling for an end to…
BRAMPTON, ON — Important public services that residents rely on could soon be at risk of disruption as workers at the City of Brampton face a looming strike deadline. The Ontario Ministry of Labour has issued a “No Board” report, initiating a countdown to a potential strike or lockout involving CUPE Local 831 and the…
The Ford government has committed to covering only a fraction of hospital’s operating costs Hamilton, ON – The union representing about 4,750 staff at Hamilton Health Sciences is alarmed about the hospital’s staffing review in light of a $112 million projected deficit for 2024. The provincial government’s lack of commitment to covering full operating costs…
Richmond Hill, ON – Negotiators for the City of Richmond Hill requested a “No Board Report” from the Ministry of Labour this week. CUPE 905, which represents 200 municipal workers negotiating with the City, has begun preparations for a lockout or strike that would disrupt critical city services. “It’s surprising that our employer is pushing…
TORONTO–Ontario’s largest union has called today’s fall economic statement a “shallow and cynical attempt by a dishonest government” that is seeking to boost its image before an early election and distract voters from its record of failure and corruption. “The key feature of today’s statement is the absence of any real action on the crises…
“The Ford Government is playing politics with residents’ lives,” warns union. Brockville, ON—CUPE 1559, representing public health workers at Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU), return to the bargaining table this week with the assistance of a Ministry of Labour Conciliation Officer. Workers have been without a contract since April of this year.…
COBOURG, ON – As poverty deepens and more people in Northumberland County need support to navigate the cost-of-living crisis, community social services are more in demand than ever. Now those same workers who help the most vulnerable are facing a crisis of their own as management has trampled on their work-life balance and imposed wages…
