Op-ed by CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn that first appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on April 13 Ontario MPPs return to the legislature April 14. We’ve been hearing a lot from the government lately. We’re in the grips of a global crisis and our elected officials should be more active than ever. But they’ve left…
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Listen: Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario talks about Emergency orders, public sector and COVID-19
Jason Fraser, a Peterborough paramedic who is the chair of CUPE’s Ambulance Committee of Ontario, said having an adequate supply of face masks, gloves, gowns, goggles and more is crucial given that paramedics are likely to be the first point of contact with many new COVID-19 patients. Click here to read the full article.
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“Our elected officials must refuse to override collective agreements and they must respectfully consult workers, rather than unilaterally order significant changes to their working conditions and the delivery of services.” — CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn Click here to read the full article.
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Watch: Candace Rennick calls on the Ontario government to do everything possible to protect health care workers from the COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s Premier today told health care staff fighting COVID-19 that following next week, they will be left exposed, without the personal protections needed to keep them from getting infected. Michael Hurley president of the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is urging the Premier to use the government’s…
Details(TORONTO, ON) CUPE Ontario, the province’s largest union, is calling on the provincial government to fund municipalities during the pandemic in order to keep staff working and on the payroll. “Municipal services matter, now more than ever – and many municipal governments are doing the right thing by keeping workers on staff,” said Fred Hahn,…
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Fellow OMERS plan members, The COVID-19 crisis has impacted us all. It has called us to the frontlines of an unparalleled public health crisis and temporarily, though dramatically, changed our world. That’s why on March 25th, CUPE Ontario sent the OMERS SC Board a letter requesting the postponement of their planned June vote to remove…
DetailsWINDSOR, ON – Workers represented by CUPE Local 543 have reached an agreement with the City of Windsor that will secure crucial services for residents through redeployment of employees into needed areas, and protect a greater number of people from layoffs than would have been the case without an agreement to do so. “This agreement…
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