Niagara, ON — Region of Niagara’s municipal employees represented by CUPE 1287 have authorized their union to take strike action if a fair deal cannot be reached during ongoing negotiations. The vote took place in a virtual meeting held last week in which 87 per cent of members voted in favour of authorizing the union…
DetailsDozens of children, and many more adults, killed. Far more injured. Hundreds of homes damaged, with many people left without theirs. CUPE Ontario and its International Solidarity Committee strongly condemn the Israeli authorities for their ongoing attack on the Palestinian people in Gaza. We see through and we openly question the pretext of self-defence to…
DetailsST. CATHARINES, ON — After Brock University failed to make a wage offer that adequately reflects the contributions of its facilities management staff, members of Local 1295 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are preparing to begin job action on August 22. The timing could mean a chaotic arrival and move-in for students…
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Some parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. The payments, which were previously not included in the 2022 budget, were first mentioned in the government’s throne speech on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking in the legislature, Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell said that when the budget is re-introduced, it will include an additional…
DetailsToronto, ON – The Ford Conservatives doubled down on the worst of their instincts, like continuing the artificially and chronically-low corporate tax rate and underinvesting in the services Ontarians rely on, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The same old Ford Conservatives are back and we’re going backwards if they get their…
DetailsToronto, ON – The Ontario legislature is returning today, but the province can’t afford to return to a recycled budget, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The Ford Conservatives have continued to proudly say that they’ll be delivering virtually the same inadequate budget they presented before the election, despite inflation exploding and…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – On Tuesday, the central bargaining committee elected by Ontario’s 55,000 frontline education workers presented a full package of bargaining proposals to the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA) and provincial government negotiators in an effort to push the Ford government to get a fair deal done before September. These workers’ Proposals for Student…
DetailsKINGSTON, ON — A stark difference in wages paid to employees of the same company is behind a 96% strike vote by hospitality and food services staff at Queen’s University’s Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre. Members of Local 229 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted last week to give their bargaining…
DetailsOne hundred and eighty-eight years ago today, on August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act took effect, marking the legal end to slavery across the British Empire. We mark this occasion by celebrating Emancipation Day on August 1 each year across Ontario and Canada. Today, we celebrate Emancipation Day knowing that our celebrations are laced…
DetailsST. CATHARINES, ON — After facilities management workers at Brock University voted unanimously over the weekend in favour of a strike mandate, their union is putting the university on notice that a fair wage increase and better job security are key to ensuring that operations on campus continue without interruption. Local 1295 of the Canadian…
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