– Statement from ETT, OPSEU/SEFPO, CUPE Ontario, ATU Canada and USW – TORONTO, ON – As leaders of unions that collectively represent hundreds of thousands of working people across the City of Toronto, we are pleased to announce our joint endorsement of Olivia Chow for the office of the Mayor. We offer this endorsement as…
The union says that it will advocate for better services and workers’ rights as Conservatives proceed with dissolution of Peel Region. Toronto, ON – At a time when the people of Ontario are concerned about an affordability crisis, it’s hard to understand why the Ford Conservatives are prioritizing municipal restructuring, says the Canadian Union of…
Toronto, ON – After a years-long fight, first to organize and then to achieve their first collective agreement, Toronto City Council is threatening to flip contracts on a group of unionized crossing guards. City staff have made a recommendation on the next round of crossing guard contracts, and 386 unionized workers with CUPE Local 5519…
TORONTO – A long-awaited legal judgment has been hailed as a major victory for both workers and passenger safety by the union that represents electrical, signals and communication workers at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). A judgment handed down yesterday by Justice Chalmers of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the TTC Act,…
Toronto, ON – After three months of bargaining, workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance board (WSIB) have voted 97.3% in favour of strike action as bargaining reaches a critical point. “With a participation rate of over 87%, my co-workers have sent a powerful message to our employer. We are united. We are determined. We…
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Amidst a long and frustrating round of bargaining, municipal employees represented by CUPE 150 and CUPE 157 delivered a strong mandate on Wednesday evening authorizing their leadership to call a strike if negotiations fail. CUPE 150 and 157 members voted 95 and 86 per cent in favour of strike action, respectively.…
TORONTO, ON – On May Day, custodial and maintenance workers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) begin the third week of their historic strike. Their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 233 is marking the day with an unprecedented call for workers across the province to begin a full “donor boycott” against their…
PORT COLBORNE, ON – Developmental service workers represented by CUPE Local 2276 and Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet (CLPCW) have ratified a new two-year collective agreement. The tentative deal, reached last Thursday, ended the three-week long strike. All but five members of the nearly 100-worker-strong bargaining unit cast a ballot, a testament to the organizing efforts…
On this most sombre of days in the labour calendar, CUPE Ontario honours all workers who have been injured on the job, made ill from their jobs, or lost their lives at work. There are Workers Day of Mourning events taking place across the province on April 28, each one a testament to workers’ commitment…
TORONTO, ON – At a noon rally today at Toronto Metropolitan University, striking custodial and maintenance workers were clear in their message – they are strongly united in their campaign for fair wages and a say in their pension, despite insults and misinformation coming from administration. The week began with TMU President Mohamed Lachemi crossing…
