Libraries’ drag story hours are about positivity & inclusivity: Statement from CUPE Ontario’s Library Workers committee

As Pride month draws to a close, CUPE library workers in Ontario wish to express again their solidarity with the LGBTQ2+ community and the continuing fight for equality, justice, dignity and inclusion. And it is in this sprit of solidarity that we challenge and condemn the intolerance shown against those Ontario libraries that hold Drag Queen…

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CUPE Ontario continuing opposition to provincial wage cap restrictions

“Let’s be real, it’s predominantly female workers who’ve had wages capped by Bill 124 while predominantly male workers, like police officers and firefighters, were exempted,” said Lisa Barker, a registered practical nurse and union member. “Those of us who are nurses, nutritionists, personal support workers and development service workers like Frederica, save lives and provide…

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Ford says wage increase for Ontario public school teachers will be ‘more than 1 per cent’

His comments come as the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) — which represents 55,000 education and other frontline workers in Ontario — held a news conference at Queen’s Park to call for an end to the controversial bill, which also limits the wages of those working in the province’s health-care system. “In light of…

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“Repeal Bill 124”: CUPE Ontario launches campaign to support frontline workers

Toronto, ON – Now’s the time to finally repeal the Constitution-violating legislation which caps total compensation, including wages, for public sector workers to only 1 per cent, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during a press conference. “The Ford Conservatives have simply done nothing to deal with the skyrocketing cost of living,”…

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Education workers shocked by hiring of $200K backroom boss as 11 frontline staff are cut

Belleville, ON – In a do-over meeting on Monday, Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) trustees adopted the exact same 2022-2023 budget they had declined just last week, this time with a five-to-four vote. The now approved budget for the next school year starting in September cements previously rejected cuts of 11 frontline…

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Education workers deliver 25,000 letters to Premier Ford calling for service improvements for students and better pay

Toronto, ON – The day before Premier Doug Ford is set to see Ontario’s new cabinet sworn in, frontline education workers delivered over 25,000 letters to his office at Queen’s Park. The letters call for more education workers in schools to guarantee that service improvements for students are in place come September and real wage…

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Hastings and Prince Edward frontline education workers call foul on school cuts

Belleville, ON – Frontline education workers demonstrated outside and attended inside at the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) meeting on Monday evening. Despite rising enrollment and this school board’s own projection that funding will increase for the 2022-2023 school year starting in September, trustees are cutting 11 frontline workers: custodians, maintenance, and…

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