TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario is devastated by the horrific mass shooting that targeted the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. The loss of life and the pain left behind for family and friends will leave a permanent scar in their community, their country and our world. Through struggle, we have achieved major…
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Miscommunication around the University of Toronto’s decision to contract back in hundreds of foodservice workers is generating a state of fear that should not exist in the face of the facts. In a time when multi-national corporations continue to lead the charge in driving down wages and creating an economy based on precarious work, we…
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BROCKVILLE, ON – In the wake of last night’s decision by Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) trustees to pass a budget that includes cuts to vital assistance to children with special needs, education workers have promised to explore every avenue that will allow them to preserve the services they provide. Trustees voted 7-3 to…
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NORTH BAY, ON — Residents in North Bay and east Nipissing firmly support their taxes going toward resident care at Cassellholme. But there is overwhelming opposition to divesting Cassellholme into a privately-run nursing home, according to an area-wide poll released today. Cassellholme is the only public, municipal home for nine east Nipissing municipalities. Behind the…
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Every year on June 1st, we recognize workers who have been injured or made sick on the job and to raise our voices for safer workplaces and better treatment of all workers. All workers deserve a safe and harassment-free workplace, and if a person is injured at work, they deserve a public system of support…
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BROCKVILLE, ON – On behalf of education workers at Upper Canada District School Board, Sue Hanson, president of Local 5678 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), has sent an open letter to UCDSB trustees in advance of tonight’s board meeting in Brockville. At this meeting, it is anticipated that trustees will take decisions…
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HAMILTON, ON — Hamilton residents are not on board with closing a hospital, anymore hospital service and patient care cuts or for that matter a new round of hospital bed closures, a poll released today found. Conducted earlier in May, the poll asked over 1200 Hamilton residents questions about area hospitals, which collectively service a…
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Poll results released tomorrow (June 1) Hamilton, ON – Over 1200 Hamilton residents took part in a poll recently that measured residents’ attitudes toward their community hospitals, provincial funding for hospitals, hospital service and bed cuts and access to hospital care. Poll results will be released tomorrow June 1, 2016 at 11 a.m., outside Hamilton…
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North Bay, ON — A survey of 814 North Bay and east Nipissing residents, testing attitudes about the role of municipalities in the provision of long-term care will be released on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at 120 Lakeshore Drive, North Bay. Focused on Cassellholme Home for the Aged, the only public, municipal…
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TORONTO, May 27, 2016 – Led by President Fred Hahn and Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick, CUPE Ontario elected the most diverse board in Canadian labour history at their convention on Friday. “Our members are committed to building a fairer world for all workers, and they recognize that to do this we must ensure the voices at…
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