TORONTO – CUPE 2 members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, with 99 per cent backing a strike mandate if necessary to achieve a fair collective agreement at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). “This strong mandate shows just how united our members are in the fight for a new collective agreement,” said Sumit…
Toronto – More than 100 trades workers from across Ontario gathered this week for CUPE Ontario’s annual Trades Conference, where they sent a clear message to Labour Minister David Piccini: stop undermining public sector trades workers. During the conference, held at the Sheraton Parkway North in Richmond Hill, delegates participated in a coordinated action urging…
Western workers, students and community supporters packed the square outside city hall in London, Ontario, today for a rally in support of CUPE 2361 members as they begin the third week of their strike. They were at city hall because London’s mayor, Josh Morgan, is an influential ex officio member of Western University’s Board of…
TORONTO – Approximately 700 electrical and trades workers employed by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) are ready to take strike action. The workers, represented by CUPE 2, have been without a contract since April 2022. Despite several bargaining sessions since February 2024, discussions have been frustrating. As a result, the workers have set a strike…
TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is leaving front-line workers out of the new Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee and it must immediately stop its work until it’s fully inclusive, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario in a written letter to Minister Monte McNaughton. “The committee is comprised solely of business owners,…
Niagara Falls, ON – New legislation buried deep in the government’s omnibus budget measures Act, Bill 70, will hurt the integrity of skilled trades and put workers in danger and should be withdrawn according to a unanimous motion passed today by the 150 delegates to the CUPE Ontario annual Trades Conference in Niagara Falls. “By…
Click here to see photographs from Kingston Rally CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn lends his support in Kingston KINGSTON, Ont. – On Wednesday, January 28, Kingston residents and members of the Queen’s university community will be urged to show their support for high-quality services at Queen’s by supporting the workers who provide them.…
With enthusiastic delegates from every corner of the province and attendance up from 2013, this year’s CUPE Ontario Trades Conference was a big success and clearly underscored the growing recognition of trades as a vital part of the big CUPE Ontario family. More than 130 members assembled for this year’s Trades conference, held in Niagara…
Delegates at the 2014 CUPE Ontario Trades Conference in Niagara Falls passed a strong action plan for the year ahead. CUPE Ontario Trades Committee 2014/2015 Action Plan Two way communications with members: The Committee will improve and expand the Trades web site by posting the Action Plan, the list of Trades Committee members,…
