TORONTO, ON – A ten-week long strike by York University’s academic workers will continue after the government failed in its legislative efforts to force members of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903) to go back to work. “We are certainly disappointed, but not surprised that the Provincial Government would…
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KINGSTON, ON – Caring for patients is a “privilege, often humbling and extremely fulfilling work,” says Kingston nurse Susan Cooper, the 2018 winner of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) registered practical nurse (RPN) of the year award. A presentation and luncheon honouring Cooper, a nurse at KGH for the nearly ten years, will…
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TORONTO, ON – The path to resolving a nine-week labour dispute at York University requires negotiation, not arbitration, the union representing 3,000 striking academic workers said today. “We reiterate the call we have repeatedly made over the past eight weeks for York University to stop cutting corners and come to the table with a…
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TORONTO, ON – With the support and assistance of working people from across Ontario, striking education workers today have shut down access into York University. Beginning at 7:30 this morning, labour leaders and rank-and-file workers from a wide range of public and private sector unions answered a call to action by the Ontario Federation…
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CORNWALL, ON – The Ministry of Labour has issued a “no-board report”, setting a strike or lockout deadline for Cornwall municipal workers of 12:01 a.m., May 17th. The workers, who are represented by CUPE Locals 234, 3251-01 and 5734, work for the City in “outside” jobs, at the library, and as paramedics. (Members of…
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Every year, on April 28 – the Day of Mourning, we take time to remember workers who have been killed or injured on the job. In ceremonies around the province, workers, friends, and family gather to pay tribute to those we have lost in work place accidents. Worker deaths are tragedies, not only for their…
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TORONTO, ON – Delegates to the 2018 convention of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) have unanimously accepted their recently (April 22) negotiated provincial contract settlement for ratification and re-elected the three, full-time OCHU officers and the negotiating team that bargained it. OCHU president and Ottawa native Michael Hurley, first elected in 1990, was…
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CUPE Ontario is devastated to learn that at least three CUPE members were among the victims of Monday’s horrific vehicular assault near Mel Lastman Square in Toronto. CUPE 4400 member, Renuka Amarasinghe, was killed in the attack. Renuka was a single mother and a Nutrition Services worker who had worked at a number of Toronto…
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CORNWALL, ON – Municipal workers in Cornwall have asked a Ministry of Labour conciliation officer to issue a “no-board report”, which will trigger a strike/lockout deadline once issued. The request comes after two recent conciliation dates failed to produce an agreement between the parties. The workers, who are represented by CUPE Locals 234, 3251-01…
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Earlier, the tranquility of a spring day in North York was disturbed by an incident that claimed the lives of family, neighbours, and friends. North York can count on the labour movement’s support in this difficult moment. We must respond as a community and grieve as a community. We applaud the courage and heroism of…
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