NORTH BAY, ON — A poll of North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) staff conducted earlier this week shows “staggeringly high rates of workplace violence with virtually no resolve from the hospital,” said Michael Hurley president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) that commissioned the poll. What’s more said Hurley at a media…
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More than 200 people rallied last night outside the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board in support of CUPE Local 1022’s bargaining team, who worked through the night to reach a tentative agreement. The local, representing 750 office staff, educational assistants, custodial workers, early childhood educators, library technicians, maintenance and other school workers, stated that…
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TORONTO, ON – Following revelations that a bank underwriting the Hydro One sale backed a fundraiser that funnelled tens of thousands of dollars into Liberal party coffers, it is time for police to investigate, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “It was a banker – Ed Clark –…
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WINDSOR, ON – A group of Windsor families, child care centre operators and child care professionals dropped off a 5,000-signature child care petition yesterday the office of MPP Lisa Gretzky and used the occasion to take Education Minister Liz Sandals to task over her recent comments on proposed changes to existing child care regulations. In…
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WINDSOR, ON – Library workers with the Windsor Public Library ratified a new four-year collective agreement earlier today, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “This has been a long and stressful bargaining process and now that bargaining is behind us, our members can focus on what we do best – serving our community…
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Anti-Black racism is real. As Ontario’s community union, CUPE Ontario advocates for strong, healthy communities that are safe for everyone. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter – Toronto because CUPE members face anti-Black racism. We support Black Lives Matter because this is about us—about our members, our families, and our communities. But this…
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WINDSOR, ON – A tentative agreement was reached late Wednesday night between CUPE 2067 and Windsor Public Library, following a marathon bargaining meeting with the assistance of a provincial mediator, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 62 frontline library workers. “We are relieved that we were able to reach a tentative agreement…
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SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Sault Ste. Marie City councillors have dealt a devastating blow to the families of some 100 children who attend city-operated child care centres, as council voted 9 to 4 last night to get out of the day care business by the end of 2017. The move ends a 40-year tradition…
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WINDSOR, ON – Frontline Windsor library workers are staging an information picket, Tuesday, March 22, to ask the Windsor Library Board to keep libraries open by negotiating a fair contract and avoid the possible shut down of Windsor libraries, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 62 library workers. “Our members and our…
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PEMBROKE, ON — CUPE asked today why at least one major institution representing 3 large Toronto hospitals has ended its contract with the company that reprocesses and sterilizes its surgical instruments over quality issues, but Pembroke Regional Hospital would sign a 5 year contract with the same company? After 4 years, Trillium Health Partners, with…
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