We are deeply saddened that Sid Ryan will be leaving the helm of the Ontario Federation of Labour and want to take this opportunity to recognize his many efforts, over many years, to build a strong and progressive labour movement in our province. Sid served as President of CUPE Ontario from 1992 to 2009. This…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Ontario’s first child care policy summit will take place tonight and tomorrow at Ryerson University, bringing together leading figures in wide-ranging discussions about the impact of recent child care changes in Ontario and opportunities to advance progress on provincial child care policy. The thought-provoking forum has been organized by the Ontario Coalition…
DetailsUnion makes ‘best possible effort’ to resolve months-long dispute; ‘The ball’s squarely in the employer’s court now,” says CUPE 2316.1 President TORONTO, ON – The fate of a nearly two months-long strike is now in the hands of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), the union representing striking Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS)…
DetailsOTTAWA, Ont. ― 250 health care staff from across the province are in downtown Ottawa today, taking part in a march of remembrance in memory of 29 long-term care residents, killed as a result of violence by another resident in Ontario nursing homes since 2001. The national and Ontario leadership of the Canadian Union of…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Following the decision today by the City of Toronto Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to defer receiving a report on the benefits and drawbacks of further contracting out of solid waste management, Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) issued the following statement: CUPE 416 is disappointed that…
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