Statement from CUPE 416 regarding Public Works and Infrastructure Committee’s decision to defer solid waste contracting out report
TORONTO, 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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Liberal pursuit of Hydro One sale a betrayal of public trust
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…
DetailsSave Second Base! Afternoon rally will draw attention to impact of youth shelter’s impending closure
TORONTO, 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…
DetailsStriking Emergency After Hours Staff to be joined on picket line by labour and community allies today
TORONTO, 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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Statement from CUPE 416 regarding city, Ernst and Young Reports regarding further contracting out of solid waste management
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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CUPE members at Second Base Youth Shelter need your support
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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CUPE Ontario Statement on Education Workers’ Job Action
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…
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