TORONTO, ON – It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic investments in public services with its last budget before the provincial election, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during consultations. “There is only one way forward, and that is for Ontario to commit to major and historic investments in…
TORONTO, ON – With the Ford Conservatives refusing to listen to the experts, driving us into yet another avoidable lockdown, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario has renewed its call for measures to keep Ontarians safe and supported. “This feels like the plot of that movie Don’t Look Up, where the political leaders…
London, ON — Events staff employed by the University Students’ Council of the University of Western Ontario voted yesterday to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The pandemic has created unprecedented instability for university workers, and these workers are looking for some stability and job security. With this vote they immediately win new…
Hamilton, ON — Showing that their giving extends beyond the hospital walls and their challenging pandemic work, registered practical nurses, personal support workers, trades, and clerical, among others at Hamilton’s St. Joseph Health Care Centre are donating $14,000 to local community groups and charities this holiday season. It is the third consecutive year that CUPE…
Kingston, ON — Members of three CUPE Locals at Queen’s University have secured improvements to parental leave and job security in collective bargaining with the university. Between Nov. 23 and Dec. 8, the three Locals reached tentative agreements with the university that have now been ratified by membership. “Bargaining is never easy, and Bill 124…
Waterloo, ON — Members of CUPE 1883 are hoping to bring a bit of light to homeless people in Waterloo Region this holiday season with a $2500 donation to A Better Tent City. “This year we chose A Better Tent City because they have been trying to find a permanent location within the Region of…
Today, CUPE Ontario joins people around the world in celebrating International Human Rights Day. Seventy-three years ago today, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document that set the foundation for universal basic human rights. From its inception, the UDHR was a…
For about an hour during the afternoon of November 24 at Hamilton’s J.C. Beemer Park, police officers violently attacked allies of its unhoused residents who were encamped there. Two Black youth were punched in the face, another dragged through the grass; officers planted their knees on necks, and employed chokeholds. “Don’t let them say it…
On December 1, as we mark World AIDS Day, CUPE Ontario commemorates the millions of people around the world who have died from HIV/AIDS since the illness emerged in our communities. We also recommit our union to fighting against the deep stigma still attached to this disease, and to continue our part in the ongoing…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The COVID-19 pandemic has created income instability and food insecurity for a growing number of Peel residents. With inflation at 4.9% in November, it is getting harder and harder for people in our community to buy grocieries and put food on the table for their families and themselves, says Salil Ayra, the…
