As 2018 draws to a close, many of us are taking a well-earned break from work to spend time with family. While we do, let’s not forget the members of our union who work over the holidays to look after our loved ones and keep our communities strong while we’re away. Let us also reflect…
On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The rights enshrined in that declaration – among them them the right to seek asylum from persecution, freedom from arbitrary detention, and equality without discrimination before the law, were deemed to apply equally to all human beings. Yet 70 years…
Two hundred and sixty thousand CUPE members, represented in the province by CUPE Ontario, are proud to support Canada’s postal workers as they fight the breach of their right to collective bargaining, violated by the passing of return-to-work legislation passed by the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau. This past week, instead of encouraging the…
TORONTO, ON – A new omnibus Bill being fast tracked through the Ontario legislature will bring in sweeping changes that will corrupt our democracy and make it easier for big corporations to influence government decisions, says Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. Bill 57, entitled the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act will have only…
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 both in Canada and around the world. We recommit to action to end the stigma that is still a part of the challenges faced…
TORONTO, ON (November 26,2018) – CUPE Ontario stands strongly with the more than 2,500 General Motors (GM) workers in their fight to save their jobs in Oshawa, says the union’s president, Fred Hahn. “Last month, GM reported US$2.5-billion third-quarter profits and today they’re turning their backs on the workers that have been working, literally,…
TORONTO, ON – Despite public outrage across the province, today the Ford government passed Bill 47, undoing many of the provinces labour laws, cutting wages for the lowest earners and eliminating two paid sick days for those who don’t have the protection of a collective agreement. “Last week, Ford’s government brought in tax cuts for…
CUPE Ontario’s 260,000 members stand strongly in solidarity with the Canada’s Postal Workers, who are on strike because their employer refuses to deal with crushing workloads, forced overtime and a massive spike in workplace injuries. One in 12 workers experienced a disabling workplace injury last year. Over the past two years their number of disabling…
TORONTO, ON (October 23, 2018) – Reducing wages and gutting protections for our provinces lowest paid workers proves Premier Ford is only interested in helping his corporate friends and has no problem hurting working people and their families to do it, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. Hahn’s comments come following today’s announcement that Ford…
When it comes to Premier Ford we need to watch what he does, not what he says, especially when it comes to standing up for workers and their families, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. Hahn’s comment comes in response to Ford’s threat to scrap Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, while saying…
