Ontario’s first openly gay president of a major union to be honoured for his contribution to LGBTQ rights

TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario president, Fred Hahn, Ontario’s first openly gay head of a major union, is being presented with the Solidarity and Pride Champion Award this evening, for his contributions to improving LGBTQ rights in Ontario. Honouring his lifetime commitment to building a world where all members of the LGBTQ community have equal…

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With June 17 deadline fast approaching, CUPE 2380 says ‘time is now’ for Town of Penetanguishene to get serious about negotiations

PENETANGUISHENE, ON – With a June 17 deadline for a potential lockout or strike just days away, negotiators for Local 2380 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2380) urged the Town of Penetanguishene to get serious about negotiating a fair contract with 13 newly-organized employees.   “We have an opportunity to conclude these…

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CUPE education workers reach agreement on Bill 115 “remedy” with provincial government

TORONTO – In what may be one of the largest settlements of its kind for employees who have suffered a workplace breach of Charter rights, CUPE education workers have reached an agreement on “remedy”, or financial compensation, with the provincial government. The settlement comes slightly more than a year after the Ontario Superior Court issued…

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