Sudbury’s City Council must immediately take action to avert a strike”: CUPE city workers call for better scheduling and the end to forced overtime

(Sudbury, ON) – In order to avoid a strike and continue to deliver services in the City of Greater Sudbury, municipal workers are calling on City Council to return early to ensure workers get a deal, says CUPE Local 4705. “The employer is still making unreasonable demands, like unfair scheduling that potentially puts Sudbury residents…

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Concern for people with developmental disabilities drives resounding strike vote at Community Living Guelph Wellington

Guelph, ON – Community Living Guelph Wellington’s dedicated developmental service workers have long expressed their deep concern about the impact of persistent short-staffing on the quality of care they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as the impact that staff shortages have on workers’ jobs and personal lives. Last week the members of…

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CUPE L1115 Library unit still in negotiations for fair and equitable scheduling

City of Welland Crossing Guards ratify their first collective Agreement! WELLAND, ON – Members of CUPE L1115’s Library unit voted against ratifying their collective agreement on June 18, citing issues in scheduling as a main concern. Library staff are seeking modest scheduling changes in order to better support a healthy work-life balance. Thus far, the…

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Connecting air quality, health and safety at work, and the climate emergency

A joint statement from CUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice and Health and Safety committees The impacts of climate change are happening now. In Canada, we are seeing longer duration of heat events, droughts, increasing frequency of severe storms and shorter snow and ice cover seasons. These changes have resulted in an increased number and severity of…

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Hospital workers rally across Toronto to demand Unity Health CEO push back against Ford government privatization scheme

TORONTO, ON – Workers from hospitals across Toronto held a series of rallies today outside St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Providence Healthcare to speak out against the Ford government’s plan to privatize hospital services. Healthcare workers from the three sites, which are operated by Unity Health Toronto, included nurses, personal support workers,…

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