Guelph, ON – Community Living Guelph Wellington’s dedicated developmental service workers have long expressed their deep concern about the impact of persistent short-staffing on the quality of care they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as the impact that staff shortages have on workers’ jobs and personal lives. Last week the members of…
DetailsPeterborough, ON – As the population in Peterborough County grows this summer season, CUPE Local 4911 is concerned that the community is at risk of calling 911 and not having an ambulance arrive on time — or at all. Incidents of down-staffing ambulances, where a paramedics’ shift is not staffed, is becoming the norm for…
DetailsCity of Welland Crossing Guards ratify their first collective Agreement! WELLAND, ON – Members of CUPE L1115’s Library unit voted against ratifying their collective agreement on June 18, citing issues in scheduling as a main concern. Library staff are seeking modest scheduling changes in order to better support a healthy work-life balance. Thus far, the…
DetailsBRADFORD, ON – Workers at Bradford West Gwillimbury are on strike as of this morning after their employer failed to come to the table with a deal that respects the realities faced by Library workers in the community. “I’m disappointed that it’s come to this. Library strikes are rare in Ontario, but this employer left…
DetailsA joint statement from CUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice and Health and Safety committees The impacts of climate change are happening now. In Canada, we are seeing longer duration of heat events, droughts, increasing frequency of severe storms and shorter snow and ice cover seasons. These changes have resulted in an increased number and severity of…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Workers from hospitals across Toronto held a series of rallies today outside St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Providence Healthcare to speak out against the Ford government’s plan to privatize hospital services. Healthcare workers from the three sites, which are operated by Unity Health Toronto, included nurses, personal support workers,…
DetailsThe Union says it is still willing to negotiate, does not want to withhold services from their community COCHRANE, ON – On Wednesday a No-Board Report was filed by the Town of Cochrane with the Ministry of Labour, beginning the 17-day countdown to a lockout by the Town or a strike by members of CUPE…
DetailsTORONTO – Ontario paramedics and their unions have won a major victory in their fight for fair access to early retirement after a decades-long campaign for pension fairness. The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS), which is the defined benefit pension plan for paramedics, has finally amended the rules to provide paramedics the option of…
DetailsBrockville, ON – Child protection workers and support staff at Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) have been stretched thin by mounting workloads and have decided to walk the picket line to pressure their employer to invest in services for vulnerable children. After more than a year of bargaining between the…
DetailsToronto, ON – The union that represents 4,000 workers who deliver vital public services to Peel-area residents expressed deep dismay and misgivings that the best qualified advocates for public services have not been given a seat on the transition board overseeing the dissolution of the Regional Municipality of Peel. On Monday, the Conservative government released…
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