Today, we remember Martin Luther King Jr. and honour his teachings by weaving the struggle for racial and economic justice into all our work as a union. It is often forgotten that King worked closely with organized labour all his life. His final days were spent with sanitation workers in Memphis, on strike following years…
DetailsTORONTO – The City of Toronto’s outside workers, represented by Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416), have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action if a fair contract cannot be reached by the union and the City of Toronto. The vote was held on January 14 and 15, with…
DetailsNORTH BAY, ON – 74.3 % per cent of 1005 of people polled in North Bay support keeping the in-hospital addiction treatment program with 31 beds including several dedicated to crisis intervention at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) open. The poll conducted earlier this week was released today by the Canadian Union of…
DetailsTORONTO – As they enter conciliation with the city, Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) remains committed to negotiating a fair contract that protects city services for the residents of Toronto. Earlier today the City of Toronto announced it had requested that the province appoint a conciliation officer to assist…
DetailsOn behalf of the 270,000 CUPE members across Ontario, we offer our deepest condolences to families, friends, and co-workers who lost loved ones in the tragic crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752. Twenty-four passengers from eight Ontario universities were on the flight, many of whom were members of CUPE academic locals. Although we are…
DetailsOAKVILLE, ON – Ahead of a resumption of negotiations between the Town of Oakville and the union representing more than 330 ‘inside’ workers, members of Local 1329 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1329) today held a rally and information session a short distance from the Town’s administrative offices. “We are out here…
DetailsOAKVILLE, ON – Municipal workers employed by the Town of Oakville, members of Local 1329 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1329), will today hold a rally and information session beginning at 11:30 this morning. This event will take place at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and McRaney Street, a short distance from…
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Over the last two years, some members of the OMERS Sponsors Corporation (SC) Board have attempted to remove the guaranteed indexing of your pension. So far, CUPE Ontario, allies, and plan members have been able to defeat these attempts. Unfortunately, there is a good chance that this year another attempt to remove your pension’s guaranteed…
DetailsNORTH BAY, ON – With the North Bay Regional Health Centre residential addictions program threatened with closure, tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7) hospital staff are taking the unprecedented step of holding a solidarity day to keep the beds from closing. In support of patients in treatment and the nurses and therapists who provide the services, throughout…
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