– “This is an important step in our organizing to protect jobs and services” – BRAMPTON, ON – CUPE Ontario and CUPE 966 are calling the cancellation of Peel region’s dissolution a victory for Peel residents and workers, and claiming that community organizing – and the threat of more of it – played a…
DetailsCUPE Ontario has marked Human Rights Day 2023, the day that marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This declaration lays out for people the world over the fundamental rights and freedoms to which every human being is entitled, regardless of their nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, age,…
DetailsOSHAWA, ON – After nearly two years of bargaining, CUPE 2936.02 and 2936.03 members – all developmental service workers at Community Living Oshawa Clarington (CLOC) – voted to reject a tentative agreement. Members entered negotiations focused on improving wages in line with other Community Living agencies; ending the practice of contracting out which sees outside…
DetailsOCHU/CUPE, SEIU Healthcare and Unifor say the government must prevent further closures by entering hospital negotiations to invest in frontline staff. Toronto, Ontario – In response to yesterday’s damning report by the Auditor General and a new report by the Ontario Health Coalition revealing nearly 1,200 Emergency Room and other hospital department shutdowns in 2023,…
DetailsTORONTO – CUPE Ontario is marking the end of 2023 with a shout-out to the determined CUPE members who belong to the OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) pension plan: this year, these members ran a successful campaign, Cancel the Cuts, and their activism has ensured that no reductions will be made to their OMERS…
DetailsToday CUPE Ontario marks December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence against Women. We recall that terrible evening in 1989, when 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal; they were targets of misogyny, hatred, and violence. In their memory, we reaffirm our commitment to ending gender-based violence wherever…
DetailsBRAMPTON – In response to the provincially mandated dissolution of Peel, representatives from labour and local non-profits are setting out their key principles for protecting and improving services for residents in post-dissolution Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. At a news conference on Thursday, speakers will include representatives from the Metamorphosis Network, which represents over 100 non-profit…
DetailsGuelph, ON – After a two-month-long fight by families, workers, and allies, Community Living Guelph Wellington’s day program and EmployMEnt Options have closed not with a bang, but with a whimper. CLGW’s September announcement that they were facing a $3 million deficit led many to hope for a last-minute government intervention. Local MPPs met with…
DetailsWindsor, ON – In the face of imminent layoffs CUPE 543, which represents close to 130 workers with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, is urging for immediate action to safeguard public health services amidst diminishing provincial funding. The Health Unit recently experienced a substantial reduction in its workforce, resulting in the elimination of 14…
DetailsWhitby, ON – The Whitby Library achieved a significant milestone last night by successfully securing their first tentative collective agreement with CUPE 53, which represents city workers employed by the Town of Whitby. This accomplishment follows closely on the heels of CUPE 53’s resolution of a strike that concluded on November 15, after lasting over…
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