“We must close the gap between our rights and our reality”: CUPE Ontario’s statement on International Human Rights Day

Aboriginal Council, COVID-19, Pink Triangle, Racial Justice, Solidarity, Workers with Disabilities, Young Workers

Today, CUPE Ontario joins people around the world in celebrating International Human Rights Day. Seventy-three years ago today, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document that set the foundation for universal basic human rights. From its inception, the UDHR was a…

Education workers at York University challenge racism and stress pandemic safety with strike mandate

COVID-19, Solidarity, Strike Support, University, Young Workers

Toronto, ON — Education workers at York University have voted in favour of a strike mandate in response to the institution’s unwillingness to address racism and safety at the bargaining table. The education workers comprising contract faculty, teaching assistants and graduate assistants are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903. CUPE 3903…

“Draw on the skill, expertise, and passion of front-line workers”: CUPE Ontario condemns Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee for excluding workers and their unions

COVID-19, Governmental, Health Care, Municipal, Paramedics, Pink Triangle, Racial Justice, School Boards, Social Services, Trades, University, Women's, Workers with Disabilities, Young Workers

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,…

Building Bridges Building Power - Racial Justice and Human Rights Conference

Racial Justice and Human Rights Conference 2017, Committee Election Results

Aboriginal Council, Human RIghts, International Solidarity, Pink Triangle, Racial Justice, Workers with Disabilities, Young Workers

The following delegates from the Racial Justice and Human Rights Conference 2017 were elected to the respective committees for a two year term: Aboriginal Council Dawn Bellerose, Local 1880 Larry Giffin, Local 3798 Miaco Kuzyk-Hildebrand, Local 4207 Racial Justice Yetti Atilola, Local 1750 Joy Davis, Local 4400 Michael Gordon, Local 1483 Rebecca Jegeshar, Local 79…

CUPE Ontario Membership makes historic change for equality at Solidarity against Austerity Convention

Aboriginal Council, Human RIghts, Pink Triangle, Racial Justice, Women's, Workers with Disabilities, Young Workers

TORONTO, ON – Members of Ontario’s largest union took a historic step last week, changing their union’s constitution to ensure broader diversity on its executive board, which will enhance the union’s work against the austerity agenda. Delegates to the 52nd annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted overwhelmingly to expand the…