On this International Women’s Day (IWD) we give special thanks and recognition to the women and women-identifying members in CUPE Ontario and across our labour movement – for their courage, resilience and continuing dedication to the cause of justice, equality and human rights for all. The worldwide theme for this year’s IWD is Accelerate Action,…
DetailsCUPE Ontario and the Social Service Workers Coordinating Committee enthusiastically welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the federal government regarding the extension of the federal child care program until 2031 and applaud the move by the outgoing Trudeau government. CUPE members, along with millions of other Canadians, are only too aware of the looming threat of a…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Workers at the University of Toronto Students Union (UTSU) may be on strike this month as they fight to protect family time and vital services for students, say members of CUPE 1281. The workers plan Orientation, escalate health and dental claims, operate the only Food Bank on St. George Campus and facilitate…
DetailsTORONTO – Over 100 Ontario organizations – including child care programs from across Ontario and provincial early learning and child care associations – have come together to send an Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford today in response to news that the federal government has offered all provinces and territories 5-year extensions to their Canada-Wide…
DetailsTORONTO – Toronto Public Library workers have given their union a strong strike mandate in ongoing contract negotiations with the Toronto Public Library. The workers, represented by CUPE 4948, held a strike vote over the weekend with a historic turnout, where over 96 per cent voted in favour of authorizing the union to take strike…
DetailsWATERLOO, ON – Members of CUPE 1656 are on strike following the Region of Waterloo’s decision to break its promises made during negotiations, leading to the closure of waste management centres, delays at the regional airport and the disruption of services residents rely on. “Make no mistake, the only reason we are on strike today…
Details– Craven Ford spent millions for electoral status quo, says union – TORONTO – Doug Ford cynically exploited a period of national and international tumult to return the Conservatives to government in Ontario. But for all his self-serving opportunism, Ford failed to win the dramatically increased majority that was his pretext for a costly and…
DetailsNORTH BAY, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has…
DetailsYORK REGION, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has…
DetailsThis year, International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day takes place just after the snap Ontario provincial election. CUPE Ontario and the Injured Workers Advocacy Committee are working with allies to hold the Ford Conservatives to account for their failure to protect workers. Deliberate and chronic underfunding of public services by Conservatives, combined with wage…
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