WINDSOR, ON — The Windsor-Essex Region is now one step closer to the first paramedic strike in the service’s history as conciliation between Essex-Windsor EMS and CUPE 2974 concluded last week without a resolution. CUPE 2974 members had hoped the County of Essex would provide a path forward during their May 6 closed-session council meeting…
CHATHAM, ON – CUPE 1238 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) condemn the Lambton Kent District School Board’s decision to cut 22 custodial positions. “These cuts are devastating for our members and for the schools they work in every day,” said Carrie Hopper, President of CUPE 1238. “Custodians are essential frontline workers…
A new report by the CCPA says patients are being short-changed due to provincial underfunding Niagara, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure,…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Members of CUPE 4911 delivered a petition today signed by roughly 80 per cent of frontline paramedics calling on Peterborough County-City Paramedics (PCCP) to negotiate a fair agreement that addresses worsening staffing shortages, burnout, and worker retention. The petition comes as the emergency medical system in Peterborough County and the City of…
TIMMINS, ON – On Thursday 95 per cent of CUPE 4681-02 members voted in favour of strike action following ongoing negotiations with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB). Since the local certified in 2024, the parties have met at the bargaining table 10 times to negotiate a first collective agreement. Earlier this week, the…
Hospital admission wait-times increase by 52 per cent over five years as government underfunding harms patient care TORONTO – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By…
KEMPTVILLE, ON – CUPE 4154 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) criticize the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario’s decision to move forward with sweeping staffing cuts impacting education workers and students across the board. “These cuts are a direct attack on the frontline workers who support students and keep our…
CALEDON, ON – CUPE 966 and concerned residents are postponing the “Peoples’s Deputation”, planned outside of today’s council meeting, and will instead raise their concerns directly with Caledon Mayor Annette Groves in a meeting. The event was organized in response to council’s refusal to allow frontline workers to present a deputation regarding the proposal to…
Toronto, ON — CUPE 2 remains committed to reaching a fair agreement with the Toronto Transit Commission, following Wednesday’s no-board report issued by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, and emphasizes that it does not bargain in the media. The union has been in bargaining since March 25, but says the TTC’s current offer does not…
First responders are there in life’s most critical moments. When seconds matter and lives hang in the balance, Ontarians rely on workers who show up every day, often putting themselves at risk, to protect, safeguard, and care for others. Today is First Responders Day and CUPE Ontario and the CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario (CACO)…
