CUPE 53 invites Whitby residents to free Thanksgiving Day picnic at Heydenshore Park on Sunday

Municipal, Solidarity

WHITBY, ON – Whitby’s municipal employees’ union is organizing a Thanksgiving Day picnic at Heydenshore Park on Sunday, October 3 free of cost for all Whitby residents. The event will feature free food and activities for all age groups including ladder golf, hula hoops and colouring books. The union, CUPE Local 53, represents about 500…

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Windsor municipal government should have declared National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday: Public Sector Unions

Aboriginal Council, Governmental, Municipal

WINDSOR, ON – Public sector unions are decrying the lack of initiative by the City of Windsor’s municipal government in not recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday on September 30. Three Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals joined the Windsor Professional Fire Fighters Association (WPFFA) Local 455 in…

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Contract negotiations for 70,000 Ontario hospital workers break down over hospitals’ refusal to seriously address health and safety issues, including pandemic protection and violence

COVID-19, Health Care

TORONTO, ON – “We are deeply disappointed that Ontario’s hospitals will not seriously address the pressing health and safety needs of registered practical nurses, personal support workers, clerical, cleaners and other front-line hospital staff,” say the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare in announcing the break down of contract negotiations for 70,000…

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“Today is a day to reflect”: CUPE Ontario recognizes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Aboriginal Council, Solidarity

When the Federal government legislated a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, CUPE Ontario saw this as a long overdue but important step toward reconciliation. As the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission indicate, the work of reconciliation is an enormous undertaking that requires deep commitment and careful reflection. Sadly, Canada…

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Union calls for Ontario to institute distancing, capacity limits at universities

COVID-19 media stories, CUPE Ontario in the Media

TORONTO – A union representing workers on university campuses in Ontario called Thursday for the government to put classroom capacity limits and distancing requirements in place to better protect students and staff from COVID-19. Ontario announced earlier this month that it wouldn’t require distancing or class caps when post-secondary institutions resume in-person learning. CUPE Ontario…

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Outraged the University of Toronto colluded with Conservative Government to strip them of COVID-19 protections in the name of revenue, CUPE 3902 encourages members to learn how to refuse unsafe work

COVID-19, University

Toronto, ON — 11,500 academic workers at the University of Toronto, who are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3902, are mobilizing for an education campaign today geared towards teaching each other how to refuse unsafe work during this hazardous return to campus. Contract academic workers are frustrated that the Ford…

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“We need additional measures to safely reopen campuses”: CUPE Ontario’s University Sector calls for capacity limits and physical distancing requirements

COVID-19, University

TORONTO, ON – The Government of Ontario’s decision to remove Step 3 guidelines, like physical distancing requirements and capacity limits for in-class instruction at Universities and Colleges, is a recipe for disaster, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. Leaders from CUPE Ontario’s University Sector, representing academic workers and support staff, as well…

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