Submission to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on proposed changes to blue box programs
Submission to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on proposed changes to blue box programs
Human Rights Day 2020
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The rights enshrined therein—among them equality before the law and equal access to public services—were deemed to be held in common by all human beings. The already longstanding global struggle to defend those rights is confronted by new challenges…
DetailsThunder Bay city workers reach tentative agreement
THUNDER BAY, ON – CUPE Local 87, representing roughly 600 workers in Thunder Bay, has reached a tentative agreement in contract talks with the City. The deal was reached last night. No further details of the agreement will be released until members have had an opportunity to review it and hold a ratification vote. The…
DetailsRyerson Students’ Union alone in shortchanging students with cuts to staff, services: CUPE
TORONTO – Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) is an outlier among its fellow students’ unions in making cuts to vital services for students, and the union that represents RSU’s terminated workers is enlisting allies to find out why RSU has abandoned the students it is meant to serve. RSU has shuttered landmark campus hubs like Good…
DetailsFord government hoarding $12 billion meant to keep Ontarians safe
TORONTO, ON – The Government of Ontario now has $12 billion of unallocated funds and it must be spent immediately to keep Ontarians safe and to ensure a recovery for all, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “It was bad enough when we learned that the Ford Conservatives were hoarding $9 billion…
DetailsThe Neighbourhood Group and CUPE Local 7797 launch campaign for permanent wage increase for PSWs
TORONTO, ON – The Neighbourhood Group and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 7797 are launching a new, collaborative campaign to advocate for a permanent wage increase for personal support workers (PSWs) in home and community care. The campaign titled “PSWs Deserve More Than Our Thanks” outlines the harsh realities of poor wages,…
DetailsWith Ontario health care staff COVID-19 infections rising, study finds they worked under distress, feeling “sacrificed” and violated
LONDON, ON – Working unprotected and facing psychological distress over fears of contracting COVID-19 nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), custodians and other Ontario front-line health care workers felt they were being “sacrificed” by governments, according to a new peer-reviewed study released today in London. As noted in the recent Auditor General report, the Ontario government…
DetailsPublic Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) Joint Letter
CUPE Ontario, along with the Association of Ontario Municipalities, OMERS and other OMERS plan sponsor organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB). The PSAB is considering changes to how defined benefit pension plans appear on government financial statements. These changes would make the reported liabilities and costs of these…
DetailsCUPE Ontario’s Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs: Bill 229: Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act
CUPE Ontario’s Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs: Bill 229: Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act
“A storm of resistance”: CUPE Ontario’s Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women
Every year, on December 6, we mark the Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women. We remember the fourteen women who were killed and the ten who were injured at École Polytechnique in 1989. On this day, and always, CUPE Ontario reckons with the deep reservoir of sexism in our society – and…
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