WELLAND, ON – On Wednesday March 10, Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) and the City of Welland will meet with a provincially appointed conciliator in an attempt to negotiate a new collective agreement for 78 frontline workers, a move the union hopes will see the beginning of serious negotiations…
DetailsWe’re approaching a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Over the course of this year, we’ve collectively gone through a lot. We’ve come together to keep each other as safe and healthy as possible and began to chart a course for a world beyond this moment, a more equitable one which…
DetailsUnions representing 175,000 workers serving on the frontlines of this pandemic demand the Ford government support this female majority workforce TORONTO, ON – Today, SEIU Healthcare, Unifor, and CUPE, unions representing 175,000 healthcare workers across Ontario, held a virtual media conference to announce the launch of International Women’s Day actions with a clear message to…
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Angel is a member of CUPE 1358 and an education assistant with Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board I always thought I was a multitasker, but COVID has truly challenged my multitasking abilities. Also, I never thought scrubs and full PPE would be my everyday attire at school. I also never thought I’d be outside juggling…
DetailsTORONTO ON – A poll of 800 Torontonians conducted at the end of February found strong disapproval for contracted-out patient care at University Health Network’s (UHN) Hillcrest Reactivation Centre, where care staff are paid poorly and believe that the hospital is using them as “exploited” labour. UHN gets provincial funding to provide transitional care to…
DetailsSubmission on behalf of CUPE Ontario and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
Toronto, ON — Members at Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4392 have voted 90.5 per cent in favour of going on strike. “Our decision to explore the possibility strike action is informed by robust consultation with CUPE Local 4392 members who report feeling dehumanized by the current working conditions at Community Living Guelph…
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Toronto, ON — Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2998, who represents more than 250 community centre workers, announces today that a tentative agreement has been reached with the City of Toronto. The tentative agreement follows other City of Toronto bargaining patterns and includes modest wage improvements, improvements to maternity leave benefits and layoff…
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Toronto, ON — Workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have voted 95.5% in favour of strike action as a uniquely challenging round of bargaining reaches a critical point. “WSIB would rather force 3,400 hardworking members, who are supporting Ontarians during a particularly vulnerable time, to strike instead of bargaining a fair contract,”…
DetailsWe’re now a year into a global pandemic that’s put a greater strain on front-line workers than we’ve seen in generations – a strain that has impacted the working conditions, the jobs, and the health and safety of people keeping our communities functioning and safe. On International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day, CUPE Ontario…
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