Toronto, ON (December 17, 2018) – The Ford Conservatives’ extraordinary decision to recall the Ontario legislature and force power workers “back-to-work” when they are not even on strike represents a precedent-setting attack on the constitutional right to free collective bargaining, says Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. “An attack on the rights of any worker…
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(December 10, 2018) Across Canada and as recently as 2017, Indigenous women report being forcibly or coercively sterilized. Some women were incorrectly told the procedure is reversible. Others were separated from their babies until they consented to a tubal ligation. Forced and coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women are a result of systemic violence and discrimination…
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On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The rights enshrined in that declaration – among them them the right to seek asylum from persecution, freedom from arbitrary detention, and equality without discrimination before the law, were deemed to apply equally to all human beings. Yet 70 years…
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Every December 6, CUPE Ontario members recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. 2018 marks the 29th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, where 14 women were targeted and killed by a gunman. One of those women, Maryse Laganière, was a CUPE member…
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Every December 6, CUPE Ontario members recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. 2018 marks the 29th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, where 14 women were targeted and killed by a gunman. One of those women, Maryse Laganière, was a CUPE member…
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Two hundred and sixty thousand CUPE members, represented in the province by CUPE Ontario, are proud to support Canada’s postal workers as they fight the breach of their right to collective bargaining, violated by the passing of return-to-work legislation passed by the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau. This past week, instead of encouraging the…
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TORONTO, ON – A new omnibus Bill being fast tracked through the Ontario legislature will bring in sweeping changes that will corrupt our democracy and make it easier for big corporations to influence government decisions, says Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. Bill 57, entitled the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act will have only…
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The International Day for Disabled Persons is held every December 3rd, and it provides an opportunity to both celebrate the many accomplishments of people with disabilities, as well as to reflect on the many barriers and layers of discrimination they face everyday. In CUPE Ontario we use this day to renew our commitment to fight…
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December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. Today we remember the millions of people who have died as a result of AIDS both in Canada and around the world. We recommit to action to end the stigma that is still a part of the challenges faced…
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