TORONTO, ON — Care and nursing staff who have for over a decade called for legislated, higher care levels for Ontario’s 80,000 long-term care residents, are urging Ontario MPPs to put “partisanship” aside and support a private members Bill introduced yesterday for a daily care standard of at least four hours, that they say will…
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TORONTO, ON – CUPE’s 55,000 education workers are lauding a significant Ontario Superior Court victory, after several unions challenged the constitutionality of Bill 115. The court challenge was filed in 2013 after Bill 115 stripped workers in the education sector of their rights to bargain collectively. The challenge was postponed in 2014 at the request of…
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NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE Local 1165-03, representing 12 clerical staff and audio-visual technicians at the Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, has voted to ratify a new collective agreement. The workers had been without a local contract since August 31, 2014. The school board covers several northern municipalities, including North Bay, Mattawa, Sturgeon Falls and Verner.…
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Unequal pricing for men and women provides a bittersweet lesson on the true difference between their wages TORONTO – The true cost of the gender wage gap will be underlined in dollars and cents when representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) set up the “Gender Pay Gap Bake Shop” at…
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TORONTO, ON – Following days of unproductive collective bargaining with the Toronto Public Library (TPL) Board, negotiators for Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948) requested the Ministry of Labour issue a ‘No Board’ report, which set into motion a deadline by which a lockout or strike could take place. “Library…
DetailsST. CATHARINES, ON – Food service workers at Brock University, members of Local 1295 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1295), yesterday ratified a new three-year collective agreement with their employer, Sodexo. “It wasn’t easy and there were certainly some difficult moments along the way but our members demonstrated that you can make…
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Saving untold lives; recognition for EMS communications officers The vital work ambulance communication officers (ACOs) do every day with dedication and expertise, saves untold lives yearly. On behalf of CUPE’s 240,000 members in Ontario, we want to thank you this Communication Officer Recognition Week (April 11 – 18, 2016) for all your calm professionalism at…
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The northern Ontario First Nation of Attawapiskat has declared a state of emergency amidst a suicide epidemic which has seen over 100 suicide attempts in the community since last September. 11 suicide attempts were made this past Saturday alone. And on Monday night, 13 youths, including a 9-year-old child, were detained by police in an…
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‘Instead of helping our community, our employer is more interested in keeping staff and users under their thumbs,’ says CUPE 4772 President TORONTO, ON – Members of Local 4772 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4772) were today joined by community supporters at a rally in front of the San Romanoway Revitalization Association…
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