Workers at Regeneration Community Services vote overwhelmingly to strike if necessary

Toronto, ON — Members of CUPE Local 4891, which represents workers at Regeneration Community Services, have responded to the employer’s attempt to impose a three-year wage and benefit freeze by voting 92% in favor of striking if necessary. “After the appointment of a conciliation officer and months of talks, our employer continues to insist on…

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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

On Holocaust Remembrance Day we remember the 10 million people, including 6 million Jews – victims of an unimaginable atrocity we will never forget. We resolve to root out modern anti-Semitism and fascism in all its forms. And we renew our pledge to weave anti-racism into all the work we do as a union. This…

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‘Yesterday was an epic fail’: as Ontario prepares to implement a stay-at-home order, renewed calls for paid sick leave are growing

As Ontario prepares to implement new stay-at-home measures, calls are growing for paid sick leave. Essential workers, along with low-wage workers, fear they could lose income or lose their job altogether if they miss shifts due to sickness or COVID-19 testing. Fred Hahn, the President of CUPE Ontario, joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.​ Listen…

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Rise in health care worker infections to more than 16,000 in last 3 months signals calamity; decisive action on airborne transmission needed

TORONTO, ON. – Even before the new COVID-19 variants hit Ontario, health care worker infections were dangerously high, doubling in the last three months to over 16,000, the Ontario government’s own data shows. In 2020 for the first 10 months of the pandemic to October 23, 7,488 health care staff contracted COVID-19 at work. In…

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