February is Black History Month. CUPE Ontario urges all its members to take this time to acknowledge and celebrate the many contributions people of African heritage have made to Canada and our union movement. The history of Black Canadians can be traced back to the early 1600s. While some people of African descent…
DetailsSubmission of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Division and the CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care regarding a proposal to change the definition of paramedic
We have been deeply shaken by the Islamophobic events taking place across North America this past week, from the Trump administration’s “Muslim ban” to the devastating attack at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec. We are appalled by the Trump administration’s decision to close the American border to refugees. We must not be silent. We must…
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SUDBURY, ON — As the clock ticks to the end of March layoff date for 38 Sudbury hospital laundry workers, “all we have is silence from the hospital and stall tactics from our MPP. But we aren’t going way and we know we have community support behind us to have these layoffs reversed,” say laundry…
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Racism is unacceptable. Recent events in the York Region District School Board – including a series of Islamophobic posts on social media by a school principal and a York Region trustee publicly using a racial slur against a black parent – have highlighted the need for immediate action to address systemic racism in our schools. …
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We mourn those injured and killed in last night’s shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec. CUPE Ontario stands in love and solidarity with Muslim communities everywhere, and with our CUPE brothers and sisters affected by anti-Muslim violence. CUPE Ontario strongly condemns the attack in Québec and other recent manifestations of Islamophobia in…
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NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – A provincial arbitrator’s decision regarding a group of children’s aid workers in Peel is good news for workers at Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS). The ruling, released last week, sets out clear directions for reducing caseloads among frontline CAS workers at Peel, making children’s aid…
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TORONTO – A group of Toronto parents and educators are calling on City Council and Mayor John Tory to have a heart and protect child care in schools by halting cuts to Childcare Occupancy Grants in the City Budget. All City Councillors are invited to join Toronto families and educators to sign a Valentine Pledge…
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HAMILTON, ON — There is overwhelming support among Hamilton residents for a significant funding increase for hospitals and long-term care homes, a poll released today found. 93.5 per cent of the 855 respondents polled, say they would support a real funding increase of at least 5 per cent for hospitals. Asked whether they support a funding increase…
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HAMILTON, ON — The results of a poll about the Hamilton health care system, with a focus on area hospitals and long-term care homes will be released in Hamilton on Monday (January 30, 2017) at 10:30 a.m. at 795 King Street East, Hamilton. The poll conducted on January 22, 2017 surveys 855 Hamilton residents, 20…
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