TORONTO, June 1, 2023 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation (OSSTF/FESSO), Canadian Federation of Students (CFS-Ontario), Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) are deeply concerned about the composition,…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Toronto Education Workers/CUPE Local 4400 and the Toronto District School Board have reached a tentative agreement in collective bargaining for local terms and conditions. Ratification votes will be scheduled before the end of June for members to vote on new collective agreements covering employees in three bargaining units. When ratified, members will…
DetailsNEWMARKET, ON – Over the weekend, workers at Newmarket Public Library voted almost unanimously (93%) in favour of strike action. “Newmarket has the lowest-paid library workers in all of York Region. Most are also part-time and have no benefits,” said Kathryn Richardson, Chair of the Newmarket Public Library Unit of CUPE Local 905. CUPE 905…
DetailsTORONTO –The City of Toronto today announced it is marking “School Crossing Guard Appreciation Week.” The announcement comes less than a week after the city’s General Governance Committee voted in favour of changing vendors and laying off roughly 350 school crossing guards. “I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry,” said Myra Chico, president…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – In the early morning after hours of marathon bargaining, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) reached a tentative agreement with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. “I am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our union, and I’m…
DetailsThis year marks the fortieth 40th anniversary of Injured Workers Day (IWD). In solidarity with all those who have been hurt or made sick on the job, CUPE Ontario observes June 1st as a day to honour injured workers. IWD is an occasion to underscore our demands for the measures and improvements that will make…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – The midnight deadline has come and gone but workers for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board remain at work and the bargaining committee from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) is still at the table. “We’re close to an agreement that will…
DetailsMay 2023 When the Government of Ontario released its staffing plan for the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector in 2020, titled “A better place to live, a better place to work: Ontario’s long-term care staffing plan”, it was billed as a blueprint to help recruit and retain workers while improving the standard of care. But with…
DetailsCOCHRANE, ON – As contract negotiations with the Town of Cochrane drag on into their fifteenth month, workers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action if the employer doesn’t come to the table with a serious plan to resolve outstanding issues around scheduling, inflation and equality within the bargaining unit, says the Canadian Union of Public…
DetailsToronto, ON – After dozens of underwhelming bargaining sessions and with only five days left before a strike deadline, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) are sounding the alarm. Job action, which is set to begin 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, would impact workers…
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