HEALTHCARE WORKERS LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ACTIONS WITH MESSAGE TO PREMIER FORD: “Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us.”

Health Care

Unions 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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CUPE 2998

CUPE community centre workers reach tentative agreement with City of Toronto

Social Services

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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“We can’t keep repeating the cycle. We can end repetitive strain injuries”: CUPE Ontario’s statement on International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day

Injured Workers

We’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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CUPE Ontario calls for review of OMERS’ investment processes after pension manager posts a 2.7-per-cent loss in 2020

COVID-19 media stories, Fix OMERS

Article by Andrew Willis, The Globe and Mail (click here to read the article on theglobeandmail.com) Pension plan OMERS turned in a 2.7-per-cent loss on its investments in 2020 as the pandemic weighed down returns from its holdings in shopping malls, a theatre chain and other consumer-facing businesses. Assets of Toronto-based OMERS declined by $3-billion…

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“We won’t pay for the mistakes of OMERS executives”: CUPE Ontario

Fix OMERS, Municipal, OMERS, Pensions, Retirees Network

TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario is calling for increased scrutiny of today’s announcement by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) that the pension fund lost more than $3 billion last year. This represents a shortfall of more than $10 billion compared to their own benchmark returns for 2020. OMERS manages more than $100 billion…

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