Toronto, 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,…
DetailsToday CUPE Ontario marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme of decent work and social protection reflects the core work of our union, since it is through collective bargaining that we claim the share of the wealth and prosperity we help create. CUPE Ontario is also proud to represent the…
DetailsChild Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day is marked annually with considered messages of gratitude. But more than lip service, this day demands that we reflect on the role these critical workers play in our society and map a path forward to ensure they are supported. If you listen to the Ford government,…
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Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 16-20) highlights the important role public libraries and library workers play in our communities. Our theme this year is “Libraries connect you to life.” This celebrates not only the spaces and books that make libraries a haven for the reader and a heaven for the imaginative. It celebrates the workers…
DetailsToronto, ON — As a child care workforce shortage is limiting families’ access to affordable child care, a new report shows that Ontario has fallen behind most other provinces on wages in child care. The report from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario shows that Ontario…
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