TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario’s provincial Liberals should reassess their commitment to public, private, partnership (P3) infrastructure construction, now that the new federal Liberal government has signalled a move away from funding P3 projects, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). The indicator that the federal government will no longer…
DetailsTORONTO, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Health Sciences North (HSN) would need to increase by nearly $57 million a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level…
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System’s first anniversary offers no relief for Ontarians relying on social assistance, say frontline workers TORONTO, ON – One year on from the introduction of a problem-plagued computer system at Ontario Works, workers across the province continue to hold the Wynne government to account over the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS). This month, members…
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TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario, the province’s largest union, supports education workers in the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) in their fight to secure a fair collective agreement with the province. “We stand in solidarity with OSSTF’s education workers and against any attempts to change their working conditions,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.…
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TORONTO – The union representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario schools has reached a tentative deal with the Crown and the Council of Trustee Associations (CTA) in central talks. The union is calling an end to its province-wide work-to-rule job action. CUPE members have been without a contract since August 31st, 2014. CUPE has been…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – After three months on the picket line, the strike between the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST) and their Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS) workers, members of Local 2316.1 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2316.1), will end tomorrow. The two sides have agreed to send all outstanding issues to…
DetailsPremier Kathleen Wynne will leave the province’s finances “worse” off with the sale of Hydro One, warns Ontario’s new budget watchdog in a damning report.
TORONTO, ON – Today’s report by the province’s financial accountability officer should be the final nail in the coffin of the ill-conceived sell-off of Hydro One, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This privatization plan has been a mistake from day one. Now the financial accountability officer has…
DetailsAfter last week’s meeting between unions and government, CUPE members “more determined than ever” to fight for a fair collective agreement, say leaders TORONTO, ON – Education workers in nine school boards are responding to last week’s ultimatum from Premier Kathleen Wynne about their work-to-rule action by holding Rallies for Respect in their communities. The…
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CUPE Ontario stands together with the 400,000 workers in school boards, CÉGEPs, social services, health care and other public services who began rotating strikes across the province today. Workers in Quebec, as in Ontario, are shouldering the burden of austerity under Liberal governments. These governments are paying for tax cuts and expensive privatization schemes by…
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