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Ontario details plan for 3 paid sick days after a year of mounting pressure

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According to the Opposition NDP, the vote marked the 25th time the Ford government has voted down a proposal for paid sick days in 2021 alone. In a statement reacting to the announcement, CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn said the Ford government had “chosen chaos and confusion” over delivering the type of program Ontarians truly need. “Everyone…

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Day 2 Convention Newsletter

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“A historic opportunity” “This may be an historic crisis, but it’s also an historic opportunity to collectively make Ontario the best possible province it could be,” said Fred Hahn during the convention video that kicked off our first virtual convention. Also in this newsletter: Hopefulness despite the challenges; From the National Officers to Ontario; A democratic union’s…

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Pre-Convention Newsletter

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CUPE Ontario’s 57th Annual Convention Begins. Over 1,000 delegates are getting together to build power. We’ve been through a lot the last year. We’ve lost loved ones and neighbours and we’ve witnessed our communities avoidably burdened instead of supported. But we’re getting through this because Public Services Save Lives and because, together, we’re building power…

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Health care resolutions call for end to for-profit LTC, privatization of patient care, and exploitation of racialized health care workers

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In a year dominated by a pandemic, health care resolutions kicked off the policy and action plan debate at CUPE Ontario’s 57th annual convention. CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick urged delegates to support Resolution #55, calling for the Provincial government takeover of privately-owned and managed long-term care homes and the creation of a system that…

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Health and safety workers at IHSA target systemic sexism in collective agreement negotiations, trigger countdown to possible job action

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Toronto, ON — Ontario’s construction, infrastructure, and transportation industries may come to a grinding halt by the mid of June, reports the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU)/ Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750, whose employer rejected several proposals to address workplace barriers that prevent women from advancement, skill development, and participation in the…

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CUPE report calls for third-party review, alleges underperformance by pension fund manager OMERS

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The union for Ontario public sector employees has renewed calls for an outside review of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, saying the pension’s 2020 loss is part of a long-term pattern of underperformance. In response, OMERS said Wednesday that an independent review “is not warranted.” The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario said…

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