RICHMOND HILL, ON – CUPE 905 members at the City of Richmond Hill have voted in favour of a new agreement that makes important gains for members, bringing an end to a 3-week strike that began on November 22. “From the start of this strike, our members have said this is about fairness and the…
DetailsLINDSAY, ON – Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) recently announced an $8 million surplus for the 2023-2024 school year, reporting that it was in a “good position to make positive impacts on student achievement and well-being,” yet workers say extreme underfunding and understaffing has created an unsafe learning environment plagued with violence for students…
DetailsGuelph, ON – The decision to lay off 39 personal support workers at Guelph General Hospital is a grave mistake that will badly hurt workplace morale and harm the quality of patient care, said CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE). Guelph General staff and community allies held a rally on Monday morning in response…
DetailsUnion wants comprehensive staffing plan premised on fair compensation, good working conditions and a long-term recruitment strategy Toronto – The Canadian Union of Public Employees is urging the provincial government to ban the use of agency staff in Ontario’s healthcare system. This call follows the introduction of new legislation by the Ford government which the…
DetailsRichmond Hill, ON – While CUPE 905 members at the City of Richmond Hill are on strike for fair wages that keep up with the cost of living, data shows that managers at the city have received double-digit raises over the past three years- some as high as 36% and 48%. According to salary data…
DetailsRichmond Hill, ON – 200 striking City of Richmond Hill municipal workers represented by CUPE 905 are set to rally outside the Glass Tiger concert this Saturday, November 30, at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The union says that Glass Tiger is crossing picket lines by proceeding with their Saturday show. “It’s…
DetailsLast week the Ford government announced it was handing $2 billion in surplus WSIB funds as special rebates to employers – a hugely generous gift to them and another insult to injured workers. Even in the midst of an affordability crisis, the Ford Conservatives didn’t spare a thought for the injured workers who are struggling…
DetailsBurlington, ON – CUPE health care workers at Joseph Brant Hospital held a demonstration today protesting job cuts that pose serious risks to patient care and expose the government’s policy of underfunding hospitals. The hospital is eliminating 10 frontline positions: seven housekeepers, an operating room assistant, and an occupational therapist- all vital to patient care.…
DetailsRichmond Hill, ON – The City of Richmond Hill is using replacement workers to do work normally performed by 200 striking employees after they walked off the job on November 22, over wage increases. The CUPE 905 bargaining unit includes workers who maintain parks, arenas, community centres, roads and sidewalks, ensure clean drinking water and…
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