A Labour Day message from CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick Labour unions play a critical role in our society. We are the protectors. Protectors of working people, protectors of our communities, and protectors of the public services we all need. We’re proud to work in coalition with others to demand better…
Two lives have been lost, and many more are seriously injured, after a gunman shot into crowds of people enjoying a summer evening on Toronto’s Danforth Ave. This shocking event naturally brings sorrow and grieving to the entire city. The ripple effects of this kind of horror can be deep and lasting – for…
WINDSOR, ON – Over the weekend, members of Local 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 543) packed 600 hampers containing everything needed for a complete Thanksgiving dinner for ‘Operation Giveback’ which will see the union distribute dinners to families across Windsor. This is the fourth year in a row that CUPE 543…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Jan. 23, 2017) – Sunwing’s flight attendants gave their union a strong strike mandate to force the company to agree to the fair deal they deserve when bargaining resumes on January 26. Today, 94.6 per cent of CUPE local 4055 members gave their bargaining committee the green light to take job action, up to…
Dear CUPE Sisters and Brothers: The labour movement has suffered a great loss with the untimely passing of Brother Mike McNeil on Saturday, March 12. As president of CUPE Nova Scotia, Mike was a friend, a brother, and a strong voice for working people. Brother Mike worked tirelessly to help CUPE members and to advance…
Today, CUPE Ontario’s Executive Board unanimously endorsed Fred Hahn to offer for the position of CUPE National President. This follows yesterday’s surprising news that current President, Paul Moist, will not be running at the upcoming National Convention. “After 12 years as National President of our union, Brother Moist is not reoffering. I know all the members…
On behalf of CUPE Ontario, we would like to thank Paul Moist for 40 years of activism and commitment to the union movement. Brother Moist served as President of CUPE National for 12 years and announced yesterday that he will not stand for re-election at the CUPE National Convention in November. Brother Moist became a…
We are deeply saddened that Sid Ryan will be leaving the helm of the Ontario Federation of Labour and want to take this opportunity to recognize his many efforts, over many years, to build a strong and progressive labour movement in our province. Sid served as President of CUPE Ontario from 1992 to 2009. This…
TORONTO, ON – Changes to the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) announced today betray the Liberals’ promise to build a pension plan for all Ontarians and could threaten the expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “CUPE Ontario has always supported…
When she became Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Ontario in 2010, Sister Candace Rennick made history, becoming the youngest person and first woman elected to that position. Now she’s added a few more historic milestones for our union, becoming the first ever CUPE Ontario officer and first member of the CUPE National Executive Board to have a…
