In the face of the decision of the provincial government to abolish the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner and to halt plans for a new university for Francophone Ontario, representatives of Ontario School Board Council of Unions are urging CUPE education workers to turn out in large numbers to the demonstrations planned across…
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TORONTO, ON (November 26,2018) – CUPE Ontario stands strongly with the more than 2,500 General Motors (GM) workers in their fight to save their jobs in Oshawa, says the union’s president, Fred Hahn. “Last month, GM reported US$2.5-billion third-quarter profits and today they’re turning their backs on the workers that have been working, literally,…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – A hospital union, representing nearly 10,000 Francophone hospital staff province-wide, today called on the Ontario government to uphold the rights of tens of thousands of Francophone Ontarians and reconsider the closure of the office of the French Language Commissioner. Ontario’s Francophone minority has a legal right to fully access public services in…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Doug Ford’s decision to eliminate the office of the French Language Services Commissioner and Ontario’s planned Francophone University represent an attack on the rights of Franco-Ontarians, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “These services and protections are how French language rights are realized in our province. This decision by Ford’s government is…
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TORONTO, ON – Despite public outrage across the province, today the Ford government passed Bill 47, undoing many of the provinces labour laws, cutting wages for the lowest earners and eliminating two paid sick days for those who don’t have the protection of a collective agreement. “Last week, Ford’s government brought in tax cuts for…
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Tuesday, November 20th, we mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance by celebrating victories in the advancement of trans rights and by recognizing how vigilant we must remain in the face of increasingly vocal hate and intolerance. This year, for the first time in Ontario’s history, CUPE Ontario’s own Susan Gapka, a long-time social activist in…
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TORONTO, ON (November 15, 2018) – Tax cuts for the wealthiest and further tax breaks for corporations announced in the Ford government’s economic statement will mean deep cuts for public services, says CUPE Ontario’s Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick. “You can’t reduce taxes for corporations and the wealthy and bring down the deficit without making significant cuts…
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TORONTO, ON – As Ontario Finance Minister, Vic Fedeli prepares to unveil the fall economic statement, the people of Ontario need to know whether or not he is prepared to deal with the government’s significant revenue problems, says CUPE Ontario’s Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick. “Seniors in long-term care are suffering, sick people are being left on…
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GREY COUNTY, ON – A potential lockout of roads workers in Grey County has been averted, following a day of mediation between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1530 and the County. A tentative settlement was reached on Monday, November 5th. No details will be released until Local 1530’s membership has had the opportunity…
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GREY COUNTY, ON – Roads workers in Grey County have taken to the airwaves to warn residents that road safety may be at risk if the County chooses to lock them out on November 8th. In a new radio ad airing through the County beginning today, CUPE Local 1530 lets residents know that they are…
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