Leaders and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario held a protest on Wednesday calling for their workplace bargaining agreements to be restored. Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) of CUPE president Michael Hurley explained that Bill 195’s emergency orders allows employers in a broad range of health and social services to…
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CUPE Ontario will be mobilizing with the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to restore their workers rights, with a stop in Fergus on Tuesday. Protestors are scheduled to begin their demonstration at 11:00AM outside the constituency office of MPP Ted Arnott – as part of a series of “Restore Our Rights” protests held in front…
DetailsMARKHAM, ON – Education workers throughout Ontario are condemning the decision by York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) and its trustees to shutter its school libraries and lay off all its library technicians, slamming the move as a short-sighted one that will hurt students’ ability to recover from the learning losses incurred during the months…
Details(TORONTO, ON) In a move the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario is calling “an attack on democracy”, Premier Doug Ford’s Conservatives have tabled a motion that would limit debate and public input over proposed bills in the legislature. “With this government’s recent history of pushing through legislation like Bill 195 without consultation, and…
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We, CUPE Ontario, join the Migrant Rights Network in calling for full and permanent immigration status for all, without exclusions. COVID-19 has exposed deep inequalities in our society. The fault lines are gendered and racialized: the worst impacts are being felt by women and in Indigenous, Black and Brown communities. Those most impacted have received the least support. Meanwhile, large corporations…
Details(TORONTO, ON) The Government of Ontario is falling far short when it comes to financially supporting people and public services, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, drawing on a new report by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO). The report reveals that the provincial government’s share of direct support measures compared…
DetailsCanadian actors Annie Murphy, Noah Reid, and Dani Kind latest to support the campaign to reform Ontario’s long-term care system TORONTO, ON — SEIU Healthcare, CUPE Ontario, and Unifor, unions that represent healthcare workers across the long-term care sector, are proud to welcome Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), and Dani Kind (Workin’…
DetailsAs Universities across the province resume on-campus operations this week, OUWCC urges all Ontarians to join them in supporting and endorsing the two-day Scholar Strike currently underway. University faculty across North America will suspend regular instruction on September 9 and 10. In its place will be a series of ‘virtual teach-ins’ focusing on the impact…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – The Ontario Labour Relations Board today certified the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the union for workers at Youthdale Treatment Centres, a youth and family mental health agency operating in Toronto and Magnetawan, Ontario. “This is a strong and dedicated group of workers who are looking forward to having a…
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By Fred Hahn Contributor for The Star (Click here to read the article on TheStar.com) Normally, I’d be spending Labour Day at events with hundreds of union activists, allies and community members. There would be hugs, smiling faces and group pictures. We’d celebrate our victories and look ahead to building our solidarity for the challenges…
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