BARRIE, ON – Following a unanimous vote on March 10, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has officially recognized the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the union for workers at the Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services in Barrie. “Even in very progressive agencies, workers need a collective voice. When you’re really…
CUPE Ontario recognizes school crossing guards on Ontario’s annual School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, that takes place this year on March 23, 2022. School crossing guards are vital to help ensure that children safely cross the street during their routes to and from school. They also remind drivers of the presence of pedestrians at intersections.…
On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa, police opened fire on a crowd of Black demonstrators who had taken to the streets to protest racial segregation in apartheid South Africa. The police murdered 69 peaceful demonstrators and injured 180 others, including some 50 women and children. This atrocity became widely known…
TORONTO, ON – The looming threat of planned yet unannounced tax cuts urges us to finally institute changes to our tax system to fund the services we rely on, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Years of underfunding to vital public services, clearly exposed in the last two years, caused people to…
TORONTO, ON – Today (March 8, International Women’s Day) we collectively acknowledge the contribution women make to better Ontarians’ lives. “While we celebrate women’s efforts from all walks of life, it’s imperative that we call out our provincial government for pushing wage and workplace policies that hurt economic equality and the health – both physical…
On March 8, CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members mark International Women’s Day. We do so in the recognition of its roots in working class activism, having emerged when 15,000 women marched in New York in 1908 for better wages and shorter working hours. Since then, women have won remarkable gains. But the work is not nearly…
TORONTO, ON – On Thursday, workers at La Farandole childcare centre in Toronto voted unanimously to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “Caring for and educating our children is important work, and early childhood educators deserve respect. At La Farandole, workers are looking forward to improving their working environment and to being…
TORONTO, ON – Ontarians struggling to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living deserve better than the political ploy of eliminating license renewal fees, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This would be laughable if it wasn’t such an insult,” said Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. “We’re still coming out…
Whitby, ON – Library workers in Whitby became the newest members of CUPE, following a strong vote Thursday. “Library workers are all very passionate about what they do. They bring tremendous creativity to their communities, but don’t always feel supported by management,” said Daniela Scarpelli, a CUPE representative who has been involved in the organizing drive.…
TORONTO, ON – Tuesday saw workers in two southwestern Ontario municipalities vote to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “Outside” workers in the municipality of West Elgin and the Township of Southwold both voted to join the union, which represents municipal workers throughout the province. “Small municipalities often present themselves as being like…
