Clinical Nursing Instructors at Brock University form a union: CUPE

ST. CATHARINES, ON – Clinical Nursing Instructors at Brock University are the newest members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), following today’s decision at the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The decision follows a vote in November, when an overwhelming majority of instructors voted to join the union, which represents academic workers at most…

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CUPE 2974 Windsor-Essex paramedics vote 100% in favour of strike action if County fails to address deterioration of service.

WINDSOR, ON: The paramedics of Essex County organized as CUPE 2974 have voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action in the event of an impasse during ongoing negotiations. The strike mandate comes after years of relentless advocacy by CUPE 2974 calling on the county to improve the quality of service the local community…

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Take the survey: Add your voice to help protect the Greenbelt and repeal Doug Ford’s Bill 23

In November, the provincial government passed Bill 23, a legislation that will starve municipalities of funding, harm our environment, and worsen the housing crisis. The stated purpose of Bill 23, Build Homes Faster Act is to make housing more attainable by increasing supply. However, the legislation serves for-profit developers’ interests by redefining “affordable housing,” making it easier…

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“We’re ready to strike because we deserve better wages now”: Markham Public Library workers approach a February 10 strike date

(Markham, ON) – Markham Public Library workers, members of CUPE Local 905, are preparing to walk off the job on February 10th. The 163 librarians, library services associates, digital library specialists, and borrow services staff at Markham Public Library overwhelmingly voted against a proposed deal from the City of Markham, primarily due to insufficient wages…

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Big gains for new CUPE crossing guards will mean a safer walk to school for Toronto students

TORONTO, ON – The workers who keep Toronto’s most vulnerable pedestrians safe are now enjoying greater well-being themselves. The 386 crossing guards who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 5519 and employed by ASP Security Services voted last week to ratify their first collective agreement by an overwhelming majority with…

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CUPE Ontario Statement for the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia on January 29

January 29 represents a tragic and shocking day in Canadian history. On this day in 2017, there was a senseless attack on Muslim men at prayer in the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City: a gunman, driven by the hate-filled messages of Islamophobia and white supremacy, killed six people and inflicted serious injury on many…

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CUPE Ontario’s Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2023

On January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, CUPE Ontario observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day was designated by the United Nations to honour the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust, victims of anti-Semitism, racism, and totalitarianism. Millions of others, including Ukrainians, Poles, Roma, people with…

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OPEN LETTER RE: Ontario’s Health System at Risk

                                                 The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau                                                                                January 24, 2023 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland House of Commons, Canada OPEN LETTER RE: Ontario’s Health System at Risk  Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Deputy Prime…

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