Our union, 280,000 members strong and united, is now two members fewer. Our deepest sympathies are with the families, friends, co-workers, and neighbours of the members of Local 4705 in Sudbury and of Local 5167 in Hamilton who tragically lost their lives. Today, though this may be little consolation, CUPE Ontario is with you in…
Details
Nurses and hospital staff in Sudbury who are upset with limits put in place on salary increases held a rally Tuesday afternoon in front of Health Sciences North. Nurses at Health Sciences North joined other health care workers and union leaders to voice their concerns about Bill 124, which was introduced by the Ford government…
Details
Janice Folk-Dawson was “outraged” when she learned the Northern Ontario Leaders Debate held in North Bay Tuesday was charging $125 a head to attend. “This is the democratic process,” the executive vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour told about 60 people gathered half a block from the Capitol Centre before the leaders of the…
Details
You’d be forgiven for thinking that an unprecedented crisis like COVID-19 could change just about anyone, for good or bad. It changed our relationships; how we work; how we go out; how, or whether, we travel – surely even Doug Ford’s Conservatives could change. But the Premier, who once said that “people are sick and…
Details
Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean this really isn’t the most important provincial election of our time. After everything we’ve gone through, the first election since COVID-19 is an incredible opportunity for workers and communities to elect a government that will finally build the Ontario we deserve — an opportunity we can’t let slip…
Details
What a Convention! What an incredible opportunity for all of us to debate, discuss, sometimes disagree but always move forward together. From electing our President, Secretary-Treasurer, executive board members including equality representatives, to passing our Action Plan and resolutions from every sector, we made our 58th Convention a successful launching pad to another year of…
DetailsOn May 1 2022, First Responders Day, we acknowledge the life-saving work of nearly 6,000 CUPE paramedics and dispatchers in Emergency Medical Services while calling attention to the crisis in the sector. Last October, when we surveyed CUPE EMS members, the results painted a bleak picture of understaffed paramedic services, widespread ambulance shortages, and severe…
DetailsToronto, ON— Child care advocates are warning the Ford government that without a better plan to solve the child care workforce shortage, their budget’s promise to build 86,000 new child care spaces will fail. “We have a child care workforce crisis right now, driven by low wages. As a result, child care centres are closing…
Details
Our second virtual Convention, and our 58th in our history, is in full swing with delegates re-electing Fred Hahn as President and making history by electing Yolanda McClean as Secretary-Treasurer. “I’m so thankful and humbled that the hard-working front-line workers and members of CUPE Ontario have entrusted me yet again with this position,” said Fred…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Ontarians shouldn’t buy this spin from a government that’s trying to buy an election, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Ontarians have long been desperate for real action that would bolster the public services they rely on but today we got nothing more than misleading spending promises that aren’t…
Details