TORONTO, ON – Pursuing a Hydro One sell-off is not in the public interest, and Ontario’s largest union will use every tool at its disposal to stop the sale, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. The Liberal government today announced it is filing a preliminary prospectus and…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – A broad range of community allies will join together this afternoon to join their voices to the growing movement to save Second Base Youth Shelter. The rally will take place today, September 18, at 12 noon in front of Second Base, located at 700 Kennedy Road. Second Base’s board announced it will…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Striking Emergency After Hours Staff, members of Local 2316-1 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2316-1), will today be joined on the picket line by their allies in the community and the labour movement. The solidarity rally will take place at 6:00 p.m. in front of the Children’s Aid Society…
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TORONTO, ON – Earlier today, City of Toronto staff released their report on the benefits and drawbacks of contracting out solid waste management east of Yonge Street. This report was further supported by an independent analysis from accounting firm Ernst and Young. We are very pleased to see that both the staff and Ernst and…
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Join CUPE 4358 members, residents and community allies to help save the Second Base Youth Shelter, a vital community resource. Second Base Youth Shelter is the only shelter serving youth aged 16-21 in Scarborough, and takes in youth from across Toronto and the GTA. After 23 years of operation, Second Base is threatened with closure. Shutting…
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Today, 55,000 CUPE members in Ontario began the largest legal job action in our union’s history. They are education workers, working in our schools and board offices, in both the French and English systems, for public and Catholic Boards, in communities all across Ontario. Our fellow CUPE members make our schools work. They keep them…
Details‘Instead of working to save the shelter, management and board seem more interested in punishing residents who speak up,’ says President of CUPE 4358 TORONTO, ON – The union representing front-line workers at the Second Base Youth Shelter in Scarborough today called on management and the Second Base board to stop focusing on reprisals and…
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After a lengthy period of negotiations, municipal workers voted on Wednesday to ratify their collective agreement with Loyalist Township, taking the last step needed to ensure the high quality and continuity of public services for the residents of Loyalist Township. The employees’ endorsement concludes a fraught round of bargaining, in which the township’s demands for…
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TORONTO, ON – On the eve of a federal election, Ontario’s largest union is encouraging working people to get involved in politics and vote for a party that will put workers before bankers. “Stephen Harper’s government is past its best-before date. But the provincial election taught us that it’s important to vote for positive change,…
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TORONTO, ON – CUPE education workers in Ontario served notice yesterday that province-wide job action will begin on September 10th. “Our members’ work is important to student success in our schools,” said CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Coordinating Committee (OSBCC) Chair, Terri Preston. “We need all parties to understand how serious our members are about the…
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