OTTAWA – Oxfam Canada workers are staging a public outreach event at Sparks Street and Elgin Street on Wednesday, July 8 as part of their strike campaign aimed at pressuring the employer to return to the bargaining table. The workers, members of CUPE Local 2722, are using an iconic Oxfam tactic: the creation of a…
Sudbury, ON – A new Sudbury report confirms what paramedics have been warning for years: the City’s Paramedic Services is struggling to retain experienced staff. The report, received by Sudbury’s Community and Emergency Services Committee on June 15, shows that between 2020 and 2025 the City hired 116 paramedics – the equivalent of nearly 69%…
CORNWALL, ON – The workers who provide essential public services in Cornwall have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. Members of CUPE 3251 deliver social services for families in crisis, ensure clean drinking water, run recreation programs, and more. They have secured wage increases of 10.25 per cent over three years along with significant improvements…
NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE 4865 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts despite ongoing concerns about workload pressures and the impact on frontline education workers. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to…
HAMILTON, ON – CUPE 3396 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts, warning that reductions will further strain already understaffed schools and reduce supports for students with increasingly complex needs. The Board recently notified the Local that 25…
Two weeks into the CUPE 2722 strike, Oxfam leadership remains silent as employer ghosts their staff on fair wage increases, gender-affirming care leave and domestic violence leave OTTAWA – Two weeks into the strike at Oxfam Canada, CUPE 2722 is calling out the hypocrisy of Oxfam Canada’s Board of Directors and Executive Director Lauren Ravon, who continue to…
HALTON, ON – CUPE 3166 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Halton Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite longstanding concerns about understaffing and increasing workload pressures across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 10 positions…
Rally held at Extendicare headquarters in Markham on Monday morning Markham, ON – On Monday, June 29, over 100 long-term care workers from across the province boarded buses to hold a rally at Extendicare’s head office in Markham. Eight CUPE local unions representing 1,100 long-term care staff are currently in bargaining with Extendicare. The employees are calling on the for-profit corporation to address chronic understaffing, low…
Shuniah, ON – Shuniah firefighters with CUPE 87 have ratified their first collective agreement, achieving landmark gains for themselves and setting a new standard for volunteer firefighters in Ontario. The agreement establishes a standardized wage grid that replaces the common practice of volunteer firefighters being compensated through a communal pool of funds, a system that…
Penetanguishene, ON – CUPE has filed an Unfair Labour Practice complaint against the Town of Penetanguishene, alleging council violated provincial labour law and workers’ collective agreement rights in its rush to outsource water and wastewater operations to the Ontario Clean Water Association (OCWA). The complaint, now before the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), argues the…
