TORONTO, ON – As a strike by York University’s academic workers enters its third day, more questions are being raised about the University’s refusal to negotiate with its employees. “For five days, York University has been missing in action,” Devin Lefebvre, Chairperson of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903)…
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TORONTO, ON – As their strike enters its third day, York University graduate assistants, teaching assistants and contract faculty, members of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903), will be joined on their picket lines today by CUPE National President Mark Hancock. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, Hancock…
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OTTAWA, ON – Carleton staff will see their numbers on the picket line swell today as some 300 fellow members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will join the striking workers at 4 p.m. These representatives from CUPE’s committees and national leadership are in Ottawa to attend a country-wide union meeting. They…
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TORONTO, ON — As York University management continue to rebuff attempts to get them to resume collective bargaining, striking academic workers today established picket lines around the campus. “Our members spoke very clearly on Friday when they turned down York’s last offer. That result made it obvious more work needed to be done and…
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OTTAWA, ON – In a fight to protect their pension rights, administrative, technical and library staff at Carleton University will begin job action on Monday at 6 a.m. After negotiations with Carleton University broke off in the early hours of this morning, the union that represents the employees who “make Carleton work” expressed disappointment…
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TORONTO, ON – Representatives from Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903) will hold a press conference at the Queen’s Park Media Studio at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 5. Units 1, 2 and 3 of CUPE 3903 are currently trying to negotiate a renewal of their collective agreement with York…
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TORONTO, ON – After yet another high performing year, the OMERS pension plan is well ahead of schedule to be fully funded by 2025, keeping it in a strong position to maintain core benefits like guaranteed indexing, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. OMERS’s 2017 investment returns of a net 11.5 per cent are almost…
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Hundreds of long-term care workers from across the province rallied with family members and seniors at Queen’s Park this week to demand the Liberal government bring the Time to Care Act for final reading before the election. “Our seniors living in long-term care are suffering, and the Liberal government needs to pass the Time to…
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TORONTO, ON – February 28 is International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day. RSIs, or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), describe a collection of painful disorders of the tendons, muscles, nerves and joints in the neck, back, chest, shoulders, arms and hands. RSIs are among the most common types of worker injuries, affecting some 2.3 million Canadian…
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TORONTO, ON – Following five months of fruitless negotiations, Contract Faculty, Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants at York University will rally for a fair deal tomorrow afternoon 12:30 pm, in York University’s Vari Hall. These education workers are members of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903). The union’s contract expired…
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