Ontario Spring 2021 Pre-Budget Submission
Ontario Spring 2021 Pre-Budget Submission
Community centre workers ratify tentative agreement with City of Toronto
Toronto, ON — Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2998 members at ten community centres have voted 94% in favor of ratifying a five-year agreement, effective January 1, 2020, with the City of Toronto. “Our members and their bargaining committee were determined to improve paid sick time, ensure paid sick leave remained accessible, shorten…
DetailsTTC Supervisors finally win right to join CUPE
TORONTO, ON – A whopping 470 days after they voted overwhelmingly to join the Canadian Union of Public employees (CUPE), Route Supervisors at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have finally been recognized as union members. “The TTC fought tooth and nail and used every legal stall tactic they could to prevent these workers from having…
DetailsWelland city workers focused on getting a deal as contract negotiations enter conciliation
WELLAND, ON – On Wednesday March 10, Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland will meet with a provincially appointed conciliator in an attempt to negotiate a new collective agreement for 78 frontline workers, a move the union hopes will see the beginning of serious negotiations…
Details“Our struggle is both local and international”: CUPE Ontario’s statement for International Women’s Day
We’re approaching a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Over the course of this year, we’ve collectively gone through a lot. We’ve come together to keep each other as safe and healthy as possible and began to chart a course for a world beyond this moment, a more equitable one which…
DetailsHEALTHCARE WORKERS LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ACTIONS WITH MESSAGE TO PREMIER FORD: “Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us.”
Unions representing 175,000 workers serving on the frontlines of this pandemic demand the Ford government support this female majority workforce TORONTO, ON – Today, SEIU Healthcare, Unifor, and CUPE, unions representing 175,000 healthcare workers across Ontario, held a virtual media conference to announce the launch of International Women’s Day actions with a clear message to…
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Shout out to all the educators who juggle online and in person support for kids
Angel is a member of CUPE 1358 and an education assistant with Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board I always thought I was a multitasker, but COVID has truly challenged my multitasking abilities. Also, I never thought scrubs and full PPE would be my everyday attire at school. I also never thought I’d be outside juggling…
DetailsTorontonians reject the exploitation of PSWs and nurses at UHN-Hillcrest Toronto
TORONTO ON – A poll of 800 Torontonians conducted at the end of February found strong disapproval for contracted-out patient care at University Health Network’s (UHN) Hillcrest Reactivation Centre, where care staff are paid poorly and believe that the hospital is using them as “exploited” labour. UHN gets provincial funding to provide transitional care to…
DetailsSubmission on behalf of CUPE Ontario and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
Submission on behalf of CUPE Ontario and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
Developmental service workers at Community Living Guelph Wellington vote to strike
Toronto, ON — Members at Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4392 have voted 90.5 per cent in favour of going on strike. “Our decision to explore the possibility strike action is informed by robust consultation with CUPE Local 4392 members who report feeling dehumanized by the current working conditions at Community Living Guelph…
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