Peterborough, ON – Paramedics represented by CUPE 4911 at Peterborough County-City Paramedics (PCCP) delivered formal notice today of their intention to begin strike action on Monday, November 16. This historic move comes after six months of negotiations with the two sides remaining far apart on the central issues of pay parity with other first responders…
DetailsTORONTO—The province’s largest union has condemned the Ford government’s autocratic appointment of eight Conservative insiders as “strong chairs” of councils in eight upper-tier municipalities: the regions of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, and Waterloo and in York, Muskoka, and Simcoe counties. “Ford is riding roughshod over our democracy so he and his Conservatives can implement an…
Details– Real-dollar cut in child care wages hurts workers, families, children – TORONTO—On behalf of child care workers and the families they serve, CUPE Ontario has expressed frustration and disappointment at the continuing contempt shown by the Ford Conservatives for the vital role that child care workers play in the lives of Ontario families and…
DetailsSault Ste. Marie, ON – The union representing staff at the Group Health Centre are sounding the alarm after management notified the union of their intention to create a new job classification which would merge the work of clerical staff and RPNs. The job description, issued to the union on Friday, clearly downloads work performed…
DetailsBy nearly 3-to-1 margin, the people of Ontario want WSIB money spent on improving compensation to injured workers and expanding coverage to workers currently excluded TORONTO – New public opinion research conducted by Abacus Data for CUPE Ontario should be a wakeup call for Premier Doug Ford that his Conservative government’s benefits-for-bosses approach is out…
DetailsTORONTO – A new report from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) reveals a deepening understaffing crisis across Ontario’s schools, leaving students’ needs unmet and education workers facing unsustainable workloads. The report documents staffing pressures affecting Educational Assistants, Designated Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth…
DetailsTHUNDER BAY, ON – The union representing over 70 workers on strike at the Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) has learned that the Library’s Board of Directors terminated employees’ benefits the day before the strike began, while workers were still at the bargaining table. The union has also confirmed that the Board targeted former library…
DetailsGODERICH, ON – Paramedics with Huron County Paramedic Services have delivered a resounding yes in their first-ever strike vote, sending a clear message to the County of Huron that mental health supports, wages, and benefits must improve. CUPE 4513’s 112 paramedics have historically relied on arbitration to resolve outstanding bargaining issues. This vote marks a…
DetailsTORONTO – CUPE Local 2484 has reached a tentative agreement with Ideal Child Services Group (ICSG), bringing an end to the lockout of child care workers that began on October 5. The agreement follows weeks of workers standing together to fight for a fair deal and better working conditions. The agreement includes wage increases, a…
DetailsTORONTO — While Ontarians struggle to make ends meet and workers struggle to deliver threadbare public services, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced a huge corporate tax break that takes billions out of government coffers and further shortchanges the public services that Ontarians rely on. Calling it Ontario’s component of the federal government’s “Productivity…
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