Media Advisory: President of CUPE Ontario, Fred Hahn will Address Communities not Cuts Rally at Peter Bethlenfalvy’s Constituency Office in Pickering

Communities Not Cuts, Solidarity

Pickering, ON – CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will join Northumberland CUPE District Council, Durham Region Labour Council and community members in Pickering today as part of weeklong events across the province. Today, CUPE Ontario and Labour will be taking action at Peter Bethlenfalvy’s Constituency Office bringing our message of Communities not Cuts! WHO: CUPE…

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Something Special Children’s Centre’s decision to close during their lockout only hurts parents and children, union

Social Services

KINGSTON, ON – Eight child care workers who have been locked out of their workplace are surprised after their employer, Something Special Children’s Centre, announced that it will close without reason or a timeline for reopening. “It came as a bit of a surprise to us considering they made the announcement right after we came…

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Urgent Joint Letter from Unions Re: Omers

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(le français suit) Dear CUPE Ontario members in the OMERS pension plan, CUPE Ontario has recently been made aware of several proposed by-law amendments that would fundamentally change OMERS, weakening the voices of workers and their unions. Click here to read a joint letter issued by the Employee-side Sponsors of OMERS in response. With less than 3 weeks notice…

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CUPE 3906 requests ‘No Board’ report after hours of fruitless bargaining with McMaster University

Solidarity, University

HAMILTON, ON – Following a fruitless day of negotiations, the union representing 2,900 teaching assistants, research assistants, demonstrators, tutors and markers at McMaster University announced late last night they would be seeking a ‘No Board’ report from the Provincial Ministry of Labour. The decision by Unit 1, Local 3906 of the Canadian Union of Public…

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Media Advisory: CUPE education workers announce results of province-wide votes on central agreement

School Boards, Solidarity

MEDIA ADVISORY TORONTO, ON – Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will appear at a news conference to announce the results of the province-wide ratification votes on the tentative central agreement reached on October 6. WHO: Laura Walton, President, CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions; a custodian, member of…

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CUPE school board leaders endorse tentative deal that secures services for students

School Boards, Solidarity

– Deal now proceeds to province-wide ratification votes – TORONTO, ON – Within a week of their union securing a tentative central agreement that restores vital services to Ontario’s schools, hundreds of school board leaders gathered near Toronto today and gave their endorsement to the deal. Leaders from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…

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CUPE Ontario condemns Turkish government’s invasion of Syria

International Solidarity, Solidarity, Uncategorized

October 13, 2019: The Canadian union of Public Employees – Ontario strongly condemns invasion of North-Syria by the government of Turkey. Turkish armed forces have been bombarding Kurdish regions in North-Syria since October 9th, which has caused many civilian casualties. We have been informed that a large number of people are fleeing the area. CUPE…

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