TORONTO, Ont. – By sending Bill C-279 back to the House of Commons instead of passing it, Conservative senators have taken an inexcusable stand against equality and human rights, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This is transphobia, plain and simple,” said Hahn. “The Senate had an opportunity…
DetailsPETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Continuity in the academic year was assured early this morning when the bargaining team for Local 3908-02 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) reached a deal with Trent University on behalf of 350 student-workers. The union will recommend that its members ratify the agreement in a vote to be held…
DetailsTORONTO, Ont. – Negotiators for Local 3902, Unit 1, of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902-1) have reached a tentative agreement with the University of Toronto. The agreement was reached in the early hours of Friday, February 27, after the two sides agreed to continue negotiating past a 12:01 a.m. deadline. Details of…
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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. “We are poor, precarious, and need improvement in our standard of living,” Union Chair Erin Black says after members overwhelmingly reject U of T’s latest offer TORONTO, ONTARIO – The 6,000…
DetailsNote: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – By sending Bill C-279 back to the House of Commons instead of passing it, Conservative senators have taken an inexcusable stand against equality and human rights, says Fred Hahn,…
DetailsNote: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Continuity in the academic year was assured early this morning when the bargaining team for Local 3908-02 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) reached a deal with…
DetailsNote: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – Negotiators for Local 3902, Unit 1, of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902-1) have reached a tentative agreement with the University of Toronto. The agreement was…
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Wachiya: Thirty years ago, I was invited to go to the UN, by the Cree Ambassador, to begin negotiating for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Through my experience, many of the principles from Paix des Braves were brought into the UNDRIP process and were made part of the document. It is with…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Academic workers at the University of Toronto and York University will hold a rally on Thursday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. outside Simcoe Hall on the University of Toronto Campus. The rally comes hours before workers at the University of Toronto will be in a legal strike/lockout position. The workers are members…
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