TORONTO, ON – Maureen O’Reilly, President of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 4948 – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union) announced today the union has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the Toronto Public Library Board. “This has been a difficult round of bargaining, but…
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Our universities are under attack. Privatization and contracting out is rampant in the sector. It will take every one of us to defend our jobs and maintain the quality of the services CUPE members provide for students. TAKE ACTION NOW. Please sign the following online petitions protesting the contracting out of caretaking services at Wilfrid…
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If there is ever a time that the need for strong unions is clear, it is when we pause to mourn workers killed or injured on the job. The past year saw several high-profile workplace deaths caused by lack of attention to workplace health and safety, and often caused by employers pushing workers in precarious…
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Every year, on April 28, we pause to recognize workers who have been killed or injured on the job. The Day of Mourning, created by CUPE members and first observed in 1984, is recognized by workers in communities across Canada and in more than 100 countries worldwide. No one should die because of their work,…
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GUELPH, ON – CUPE 4325, representing 130 social service workers, reached a tentative agreement with the Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County earlier today. The workers will vote on the tentative settlement tomorrow with the possibility of returning to work on Monday, if the agreement is ratified by both parties. The…
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NORTH BAY, ON – There’s the role of a secretive sub-committee that reports back to municipal councils. A hushed consultant’s report filled with financial costings and projections of millions of dollars to buy out yearly contributions to Cassellholme that the mayors and councillors know the content of, but aren’t sharing with the public. There’s a…
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report on residential school abuses was an important step forward in recognizing the injustices First Nations peoples face in our society. Now it’s time to make sure the report’s recommendations are put into action. The CUPE Ontario Aboriginal Council has started a petition asking the provincial government to…
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NORTH BAY, ON – Documents obtained by the Canadian of Union of Public Employees (CUPE) through freedom of information (FOI) requests show Nipissing area mayors and councillors are privy to much more information about making Cassellholme a private nursing home, than they’ve shared with home’s residents, their families and the local community. CUPE filed the…
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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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