Toronto, Ontario – Drawing on new data from Freedom of Information requests, financial and statistical analysis, and research, a new report raises red flags about the Ford government’s privatization of our public hospitals’ core services including diagnostics and surgeries. The report, At What Cost? Ontario hospital privatization and the threat to public health care published…
DetailsOakville, ON – Outside workers for the Town of Oakville were joined by residents and labour allies today for a rally at Cross Avenue and Trafalgar Road. The workers are rallying in support of their negotiating team’s efforts to secure a fair contract that recognizes the rising cost of living. “The cost of housing, gas…
DetailsWindsor, ON – Tonight, as children around Windsor and Essex are being tucked into beds in their homes, at least five in the care of Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society (WECAS) will be sleeping in hotels. These arrangements are unsafe, represent a dereliction of care, and are often illegal as they rely on unlicensed and Ministry…
Details(Whitby, ON) – With Town of Whitby municipal workers starting their third week on strike today, it’s time for Council to meet with them to find a resolution, said CUPE Local 53. “It might be the start of our third week but we’re not going anywhere,” said Rob Radford, President of CUPE Local 53. “In…
DetailsToronto, ON – For years, workers at Jewish Family and Child Service (JF&CS) of Greater Toronto watched their counterparts at other child protection agencies leapfrog them in terms of wages and workload protections. Now, with an overwhelming show of solidarity, they are prepared to fight back. Eighty-eight members – 88% of the membership – voted…
DetailsOakville, ON – The outside workers for the Town of Oakville are inviting residents to join them in Oakville Towne Square late Friday afternoon for an ‘all treats, no tricks’ information rally about their ongoing collective bargaining. The members of CUPE Local 136 have been without a contract since February 15. To date, the Town…
Details(Whitby, ON) – Town of Whitby has the power and the responsibility to step in and force the employer to hash out a good deal with striking workers, said CUPE Local 53. “Mayor Elizabeth Roy is simply trying to pass the buck by wrongly claiming that Council has no power to force the Employer to…
DetailsPeel Region, ON – After more than a year at the bargaining table, members of CUPE Local 966 who work in long-term care in the Region of Peel have filed a No-Board Report. “We’d like to get back to the bargaining table as soon as we can, but we can’t continue to bargain with the…
DetailsNorth Bay, ON – The North Bay Regional Health Centre is putting the health and safety of patients at risk by requiring nurses to work 24-hour shifts, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees. “This is no way to deliver quality health care – it’s absolutely shocking,” says Michael Hurley, the president of CUPE’s Ontario…
DetailsPICTON, ON – Today the Ontario Labour Relations Board, OLRB, certified workers at the Prince Edward County Public Library as the newest CUPE members. The certification follows a decisive vote by the library workers on October 6. The members work in six branches across the County. “Libraries and library workers across the province are facing huge challenges,…
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