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TORONTO – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4948 members have voted in favour of ratifying a four-year collective agreement, effective January 1, 2025, with the Toronto Public Library. The online ratification vote took place Saturday and Sunday, with members strongly supporting the deal, which secures significant improvements in wages, working conditions, and job…
DetailsWith morale plummeting and waitlists skyrocketing, Kerry’s Place workers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Against the backdrop of years of inflation and supressed wages under Bill 124, members of CUPE 5284 went to the bargaining table expecting a fair deal from Kerry’s Place. Instead, they were confronted by 25 pages of painful concessions. In response, the roughly 210 members of CUPE 5284 who are autism support…
DetailsEnd the Chaos, Build Home Care: Demand CUPE Ontario Health at Home Workers
CUPE Representatives to Expose Ford Government’s Home Care Failures London, ON – The crisis in Ontario’s home care system will be laid bare as CUPE representatives for Ontario Health at Home step forward to demand action. Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), and Brett Geneau, a CUPE Representative and Team…
DetailsWSIB ad campaign reveals their betrayal of Ontario workers according to CUPE members who support injured workers
TORONTO- A new ad campaign blanketing Ontario airwaves proves how far WSIB has drifted from their mandate, say CUPE members working at the organization. Founded over 100 years ago to provide the best possible support to injured Ontario workers, the ads champion WSIB’s $2 billion rebate to businesses. While all Ontarians face the prospect of…
DetailsToronto Public Library workers reach tentative agreement
TORONTO – After three months of collective bargaining, the Toronto Public Library Workers Union – CUPE 4948 and the Toronto Public Library reached a tentative agreement early Monday morning. “We’re happy to have reached a tentative agreement that reflects the needs of our entire membership,” said Brandon Haynes, president of CUPE 4948. “Our bargaining committee…
DetailsCUPE members at Region of Waterloo vote in favour of agreement, bringing end to four week strike
REGION OF WATERLOO– Members of CUPE Local 1656 who work at the Region of Waterloo have voted in favour of accepting their tentative agreement, bringing an end to their strike that lasted nearly four weeks. “This agreement makes gains for our members and will help to address the pressures our members have been facing due…
DetailsIslamophobic attack at Ajax Public Library: statement
CUPE Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Workers committee, and CUPE library and municipal workers across the province were appalled to learn of the Islamophobic attack on a library patron in the Ajax public library. That the attack was committed in the last days of the holy month of Ramadan makes it all the more horrific. We…
DetailsProvince, agency failing children as Windsor CAS lays off 10% of frontline workers and closes Essex-County service location
WINDSOR, ON – On March 19, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society laid off 26 workers – about 10 percent of their non-management staff, putting the safety of children at risk, say CUPE members working at the agency. The CAS also targeted their Leamington Office for closure at the end of this month – an additional…
DetailsInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On March 21, CUPE Ontario joins allies and supporters around the world in honouring the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The day commemorates the tragic events 65 years ago in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when apartheid-era police murdered 69 peaceful protesters who were demonstrating against the system’s oppressive pass…
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