PEEL REGION, Ont. – CUPE’s education workers across Ontario are sending support and solidarity to the members of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) who began a strike at the Peel District School Board today. High school teachers at the Peel District School Board have joined teachers in Durham and the Sudbury region, who…
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To all CUPE paramedic services members: Although May 1 is designated First Responders Day in Ontario, we at CUPE Ontario know that we should be recognizing the outstanding efforts of CUPE’s nearly 6,000 paramedic members, each day throughout the year. After all, paramedics and communications officers, respond to an average of 3,500 medical emergencies every…
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It has been just two months since Alain Bissonnette, a member of CUPE Local 503, lost his life in a tragic workplace accident. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician in the Ottawa public works department, Brother Alain died on the job at an Ottawa long-term care facility. On April 28, the Day of Mourning…
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THUNDER BAY, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will be the keynote speaker at a special event in Thunder Bay tomorrow commemorating the Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job. Every year, on April 28, we pause to recognize workers who…
DetailsNEWMARKET, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will be a guest speaker at a special event in Newmarket tomorrow commemorating the Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job. Hahn and CUPE Local 905 President Fred Watt will unveil a plaque and…
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May is Asian Heritage Month, and CUPE Ontario encourages all members to take this opportunity to reflect on the economic, social, cultural, and political contributions people of Asian decent have made to our country, our society and our union. Asian Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States for over three decades. In December…
DetailsSUDBURY, Ont. – CUPE Ontario sends support and solidarity to the members of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) who began a strike in the Rainbow District School Board today. “We send a clear message of solidarity on behalf of all CUPE Ontario members to the teachers who are beginning strike action today…
DetailsTORONTO – In pursuit of a balanced budget, the Liberal government has abandoned those Ontarians who rely on social services and the workers who deliver them. Commenting on yesterday’s provincial budget announcement, representatives from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) charged that, despite the Liberal government’s claim to progressiveness and fairness, its budget…
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