CUPE Local 79 holds summit meeting with Toronto’s first mayor at the Historic Winter Garden Theatre

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Local 79 President Tim Maguire took the stage alongside Toronto’s first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, at the historic Winter Garden Theatre yesterday. Together they launched the local’s “Chill With Will” summer…

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Local One member named to OFL Honour Roll

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Every year, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) recognizes the contribution of five retired or deceased trade union activists by adding their names to the OFL’s Labour Honour Roll and awarding two…

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Southeastern Ontario nursing home residents deserve more care hours; Inspections alone won’t improve care

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Kingston, ON – Southeastern Ontario which already has one of the highest proportion of seniors province-wide, will see a projected increase in older people with dementia of 150 per cent over the…

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Ontario budget ignores reality – will kill jobs, increase inequality

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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, ON – The Liberal government’s budget, passed at Queen’s Park today, contains a reckless program of cuts that kills jobs, increases inequality, and leaves vulnerable Ontarians without vital public services. It…

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CUPE will launch a legal challenge if the Conservative government further compromises airline passenger safety

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Ottawa, Ontario – CUPE Airline Division President Michel Cournoyer and NDP Transport, Infrastructure and Communities critic Olivia Chow urge the Conservative government to stop compromising airline passenger safety with the dangerous decision…

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No longer ‘pushed into corners’

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. New VP for LGBTQ workers wants safe workplaces The Hamilton Spectator June 11, 2013 BySteve Arnold  Despite years of progress, most workers are still afraid to “come out” to employers…

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Sign the petition against Bill C-525

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Click Here to sign the petition against Bill C-525 On June 5th, Conservative MP Blain Calkins introduced a private members’ bill, Bill C-525, which makes it much harder for federal…

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