KINGSTON, ON – Members of three union locals representing more than 1000 workers at Queen’s University delivered overwhelming majorities in strike votes held this week. “Queen’s has been neglecting its workforce, its students and its facilities,” said Steve Senechal, a millwright and president of CUPE Local 229. “On campus, many workers don’t earn a living…
PEEL REGION – CUPE Ontario has criticized the Ford Conservatives for interfering in municipalities’ business through the recently introduced Peel Transition Implementation Act. The bill downloads some services currently handled by Peel Region to the municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, while doing nothing – still – to meet residents’ housing and other needs. “Premier…
TORONTO – Instead of providing vulnerable people with housing, social supports, street outreach, and mental health services, an uncaring Premier Ford will hide behind a handful of Ontario mayors to violate individuals’ human and constitutional rights and disproportionately target already marginalized people, say leaders from the province’s largest union. “We’ve got Ford, a multimillionaire, and…
RICHMOND HILL, ON – CUPE 905 members at the City of Richmond Hill have voted in favour of a new agreement that makes important gains for members, bringing an end to a 3-week strike that began on November 22. “From the start of this strike, our members have said this is about fairness and the…
Guelph, ON – The decision to lay off 39 personal support workers at Guelph General Hospital is a grave mistake that will badly hurt workplace morale and harm the quality of patient care, said CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE). Guelph General staff and community allies held a rally on Monday morning in response…
Richmond Hill, ON – While CUPE 905 members at the City of Richmond Hill are on strike for fair wages that keep up with the cost of living, data shows that managers at the city have received double-digit raises over the past three years- some as high as 36% and 48%. According to salary data…
Richmond Hill, ON – 200 striking City of Richmond Hill municipal workers represented by CUPE 905 are set to rally outside the Glass Tiger concert this Saturday, November 30, at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The union says that Glass Tiger is crossing picket lines by proceeding with their Saturday show. “It’s…
Last week the Ford government announced it was handing $2 billion in surplus WSIB funds as special rebates to employers – a hugely generous gift to them and another insult to injured workers. Even in the midst of an affordability crisis, the Ford Conservatives didn’t spare a thought for the injured workers who are struggling…
Burlington, ON – CUPE health care workers at Joseph Brant Hospital held a demonstration today protesting job cuts that pose serious risks to patient care and expose the government’s policy of underfunding hospitals. The hospital is eliminating 10 frontline positions: seven housekeepers, an operating room assistant, and an occupational therapist- all vital to patient care.…
Richmond Hill, ON – The City of Richmond Hill is using replacement workers to do work normally performed by 200 striking employees after they walked off the job on November 22, over wage increases. The CUPE 905 bargaining unit includes workers who maintain parks, arenas, community centres, roads and sidewalks, ensure clean drinking water and…
