Government’s P3 plans a mistake

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Ontario needs strong, stable infrastructure, but today’s announcement that the government will re-write rules to increase public-private partnerships (P3s) is a mistake, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian…

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Bonfield Mayor rejects CUPE offer to send outstanding issues to arbitration after mediation talks fail to end strike – Mayor to contract out snow removal

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TOWNSHIP OF BONFIELD – Mediation talks that began last Friday and continued today aimed at ending the Bonfield municipal strike that began August 1st, broke down tonight after Mayor Randall McLaren refused…

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Coalitions launch national joint statement opposing dangerous changes to Employment Insurance

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO – Coalitions advocating for fair employment insurance policies today issued a national joint statement opposing dangerous changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance system made by the Harper government. The launch marks the…

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Minimum wage is 21 per cent below poverty line CUPE Ontario report to Minimum Wage Advisory Panel calls for increase to $14/hr

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. GUELPH, Ont. – A full-time worker earning minimum wage in Ontario has an income 21 per cent below the poverty line, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario told a provincial…

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Thumbs up to Durham Region municipalities for recognizing contribution, dedication of early learning and child care staff

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. OSHAWA, Ont. –Do child care staff and Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) deserve kudos for their skills and a job well done? Durham Region municipalities think they do and child care workers and…

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CUPE 1281 invites students, public and media to join them to say ‘Boo!’ to the spooky lockout of CESAR workers tomorrow at the Ryerson Student Centre

Note: 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. – With Halloween approaching, workers at the Continuing Education Students Association of Ryerson (CESAR) have been locked out for almost a month. That’s why Local 1281 of the Canadian…

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Hamilton CAS services restored with remaining shutdown days cancelled – workers mobilized to stop the shutdown

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. HAMILTON, Ont. – Rallying the community and lobbying the provincial government to stand up for fairness for at-risk children and youth in Hamilton, workers from Hamilton Children’s Aid Society (CAS) successfully campaigned…

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New union contract strengthens services provided to people with developmental disabilities

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CUPE challenges Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley to join its call for adequate funding for Ontario’s developmental services PEMBROKE, Ont. – By ratifying their first collective agreement, workers who provide services…

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