Dear Friends, What a year 2019 has been. Every part of our union, every member of CUPE Ontario, every public service we treasure in our communities, have been impacted by a right-wing Conservative Government, and a Premier hell bent on creating chaos, cutting funding and supports for the services we all rely on. All parts…
NORTH BAY, ON – In the midst of an opioid crisis that continues to devastate families in northeastern Ontario, an in-hospital residential addiction and detox program – that “helps save lives”, is on the chopping block at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) warned today. Funding cuts…
TORONTO, ON – Today, ten Ontario unions representing more than 250,000 thousand affected broader public sector employees, announced their intention to launch a coordinated Charter challenge against Bill 124. In addition, the Ontario Labour movement, with the Power of Many, will be initiating an aggressive campaign to have Bill 124 repealed. The joint Charter challenge…
NORTH BAY, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has learned that cuts are coming to a key program at North Bay Regional Health Center (NBRHC) that vulnerable individuals rely on. Michael Hurley president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) will provide details and outline the impacts of the cut at…
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, ON – Thirty-three workers with the Social Services Department of Northumberland County are entering contract negotiations with the assistance of a provincially-appointed conciliator on Thursday, and they are armed with a strong strike mandate. The workers, represented by CUPE Local 3725, work in income support, housing, childcare, and outreach. “We’ve only had a…
ESSEX, ON – Giving comes naturally to the registered practical nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), restorative and dietary staff at Iler Lodge in Essex. Each day they work diligently to give residents at the home the best care possible, often under challenging conditions. But this holiday season the 72 of members of the Canadian Union…
TORONTO, ON – The provincial government has no mandate to “hurriedly” pass legislation (Bill 138) which opens health care clinical and support services to aggressive privatization, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said today. “Health service privatization seems a cruel holiday gift to people in Ontario who are sick, patients on stretchers in hospital…
TORONTO, ON – Developmental Services workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), held a press conference at Queen’s Park to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the tenth anniversary of Ontario’s transition from institution-based developmental services to a community living model. They warned the Ford government that chronic underfunding and…
December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. Today, we remember the millions of people who have died as a result of AIDS in Canada and around the world. We recommit to action to end the stigma and discrimination still faced by those living with this disease.…
TORONTO, ON – Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario stand in solidarity with Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) members and are outraged that the Ford Conservatives are attempting to divide workers in the education system. Starting on Tuesday, November…
