St. Catharines, ON – Starting today, Niagara residents will hear directly from frontline paramedics warning that staffing shortages, burnout and retention problems are putting increasing pressure on emergency medical services across the region. After months of negotiations, repeated requests to address Regional Council, and growing evidence of workforce strain, CUPE 911 is launching a radio…
DetailsOTTAWA – One week after walking off the job, members of CUPE 2722 are renewing their call for Oxfam Canada to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization’s stated values of equity, dignity, and social justice. The strike, which began on June 11, marks the first strike…
DetailsLONDON, ON – CUPE 4186 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the London District Catholic School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite increasing enrolment, growing student needs, and increased provincial funding. The board recently confirmed it is proposing the elimination of 4 Designated Early Childhood Educator…
DetailsLONDON, ON – CUPE 4222 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Thames Valley District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts, with ongoing understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 31 Designated Early Childhood…
DetailsOTTAWA – Members of CUPE 2722 at Oxfam Canada are officially on strike after the employer failed to reach a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization’s stated commitments to feminist principles, equity, and social justice. The strike comes after over a year of negotiations in which workers sought to protect key workplace rights and…
DetailsOTTAWA – Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members say are consistent with Oxfam’s publicly stated values. Despite Oxfam’s values of fighting inequality and patriarchy to end poverty…
DetailsOttawa, ON – The union representing workers at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi Long-Term Care Centre held an information picket outside the home Friday morning, demanding answers after the management of the home issued layoff notices to five staff. The impacted staff, members of CUPE 4793 work in the Laundry and Environmental Services department. These workers ensure…
DetailsWATERLOO, ON – Members of CUPE 2512, representing education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, will be canvassing door-to-door throughout Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Riddell’s riding of Cambridge on Saturday as part of CUPE’s province-wide ‘Paint the Province Purple’ day of action in support of publicly funded education. CUPE 2512 represents Administrative Assistants,…
DetailsSt. Catharines – Niagara residents are sending a clear message: invest in paramedics before the system collapses. Niagara Region Council is refusing to listen. A new public opinion poll commissioned by CUPE 911 shows overwhelming support for increased funding for paramedic services as response times deteriorate and frontline workers warn the system is being pushed…
DetailsCUPE Ontario is proud to support the community and social services workers of OPSEU/SEFPO, who are on strike and locked out because they are fighting for properly funded social and community services and wages that were stolen from them under Bill 124. To all those involved in this job action, we extend our steadfast solidarity.…
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