OTTAWA – Members of CUPE 2722 at Oxfam Canada are officially on strike after the employer failed to reach a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization’s stated commitments to feminist principles, equity, and social justice. The strike comes after over a year of negotiations in which workers sought to protect key workplace rights and…
OTTAWA – Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members say are consistent with Oxfam’s publicly stated values. Despite Oxfam’s values of fighting inequality and patriarchy to end poverty…
Ottawa, ON – The union representing workers at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi Long-Term Care Centre held an information picket outside the home Friday morning, demanding answers after the management of the home issued layoff notices to five staff. The impacted staff, members of CUPE 4793 work in the Laundry and Environmental Services department. These workers ensure…
WATERLOO, ON – Members of CUPE 2512, representing education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, will be canvassing door-to-door throughout Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Riddell’s riding of Cambridge on Saturday as part of CUPE’s province-wide ‘Paint the Province Purple’ day of action in support of publicly funded education. CUPE 2512 represents Administrative Assistants,…
St. Catharines – Niagara residents are sending a clear message: invest in paramedics before the system collapses. Niagara Region Council is refusing to listen. A new public opinion poll commissioned by CUPE 911 shows overwhelming support for increased funding for paramedic services as response times deteriorate and frontline workers warn the system is being pushed…
CUPE Ontario is proud to support the community and social services workers of OPSEU/SEFPO, who are on strike and locked out because they are fighting for properly funded social and community services and wages that were stolen from them under Bill 124. To all those involved in this job action, we extend our steadfast solidarity.…
WATERLOO, ON – CUPE 2512 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 15 morning…
On Injured Workers’ Day, OCEU is focused on improving benefits for all workers in Ontario. QUEENS PARK – On Injured Workers’ Day, Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) CUPE Local 1750 is recognizing workers by focusing on improving benefits for injured and ill workers and on investments in safety programs with the goal of preventing injuries…
RENFREW COUNTY, ON – CUPE Locals 1247 and 1321 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Renfrew County District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the locals that it plans…
YORK REGION, ON – CUPE 1734 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the York Region District School Board’s (YRDSB) announcement to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to cut…
