TORONTO, ON – Public school funding announced today by the Ministry of Education will leave students behind and speed up the closure of schools across Ontario, says Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The minister said she wants to support student achievement and well-being, but her announcement makes it…
DetailsMembers of CUPE 3791 and their supporters take message of ‘We Take the Time to Care’ to public outside Scarborough care facility TORONTO, Ont. – Faced with continuing cuts to hours of care for residents, staff at the Wexford Residence, today, staged a public information session outside the Scarborough long-term care facility. Chanting, ‘Wexford, Wexford,…
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Since the Health Accord expired on March 31st, 2014, Conservatives are planning to cut $36 billion from public health care. This year, they’ve already cut $987 million. That could mean: 2,500 fewer beds 15,000 fewer nursing staff Longer wait times. Rally at MP Jay Aspin’s Office Tuesday, March 31st 12PM – 1PM 133 Main…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Stephen Lewis has cancelled his long-standing lecture at the University of Toronto, and has called on U of T Administration to address structural deficiencies in graduate student funding in order to save the academic year and U of T’s global reputation. Lewis, who also served as…
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TORONTO, Ont. – By a margin of 1101 to 992, striking education workers have voted to reject the University of Toronto’s most recent offer. The vote means a three-week long strike by Unit 1, Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902-1) will continue. “Members of the bargaining team brought this offer to…
DetailsMarch 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day marks the anniversary of a bloody massacre that took place in 1960, when 69 Black demonstrators were killed and 180 wounded in Sharpeville, South Africa, as they protested apartheid pass laws. These laws restricted the ability of Black South Africans to…
DetailsTORONTO, Ont. – At a special membership meeting this afternoon, striking education workers from the University of Toronto, members of Unit 1, Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902-1) voted 789 to 739 in favour of sending a tentative agreement reached earlier in the week to a full ratification vote. “We…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Negotiators for Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902) have today reached a tentative agreement with the University of Toronto. The tentative agreement would, if accepted by the membership, cover 6,000 graduate and undergraduate teaching staff, members of CUPE 3902, Unit 1, who have been on strike since…
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Join us for a free screening of HIGHWAY OF TEARS, which tells the story of missing and murdered indigenous women. The film shows how generational poverty and systemic racism have contributed to this problem, and how First Nations leaders are advocating for change. The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by MP Craig Scott with the following panelists: MP Niki…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Ontario’s largest union is calling on all parties in the legislature to support MPP Cheri DiNovo’s newly introduced bill, the Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act. “It amazes me that we even need a bill to stop a government from funding a completely discredited and dangerous practice such as so-called ‘conversion…
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