Burlington is one of Canada’s wealthiest cities. Despite city council getting a combined 3.4% increase this year, the employer is refusing to address the ongoing wage disparity between municipal workers in Burlington and those in neighbouring Hamilton. With steady growth, there is also no reason why Burlington refuses benefits to workers over 65 years of…
DetailsTHUNDER BAY, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows a whopping 87 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. More than eight in ten residents also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “The poll tells the…
DetailsHAMILTON, ON – Over the last few weeks Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has publicly defended shutting down the hospital kitchens and contracting out patient meals to a global food processing operation outside of Hamilton. But the findings of a recent poll, show there is virtually no support in the Hamilton community for the hospital’s patient…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – With the close of the school year upon us, the union representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario warns of widespread cuts looming in the province’s schools. CUPE has been analyzing school board budgets as they have been passed this spring, and a portrait has started to emerge of the impact of changes…
DetailsLONDON, ON – The City of London’s tactics of hiring replacement workers and encouraging scabs to provide the services normally delivered by the striking workers will not end the labour dispute, as the strike enters week five, says CUPE 101. “While Mayor Brown makes blanket statements of ‘valuing city workers’, it appears the City…
DetailsLONDON, ON – CUPE 101, representing the City of London’s striking ‘inside’ workers, is urging City Council to do what it takes to end this strike, as council prepares for a special meeting scheduled for this evening. “City Council should use this opportunity to discuss ways to end this strike,” said Shelley Navarroli, president of…
DetailsPETERBOROUGH, ON – A poll conducted by Environics Research shows a whopping 88 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. Eight in ten residents also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “The poll tells the government that Peterborough…
DetailsOn June 21, CUPE Ontario celebrates National Aboriginal Day in recognition of the cultures and contributions of the original peoples of Turtle Island. This day is an opportunity to learn about the languages, arts, culinary, music and countless other unique attributes of aboriginal cultures that has helped to shape the Canadian cultural identity. It is…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario welcomes the recent NDP’s resolution to fight the sale of Hydro One, restore public ownership and oversight of Hydro One in the future and rebuild “Ontario’s historic commitment to public power.” “The Ontario NDP has shown true political leadership in the fight to keep Hydro public and, through this resolution,…
DetailsBURLINGTON, ON – While the City of Burlington proudly boasts itself as the best mid-sized city in Canada, as polled by ‘MoneySense’ magazine, Burlington municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), who serve the city’s residents and businesses are asking why the city is not making the same efforts to make…
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