Toronto, ON – The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) pension fund has announced a loss of more than $3 billion last year, says Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. “This extends a longer pattern of underperformance at OMERS,” said Hahn. The union, which is the largest member of the plan, is calling for a…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Long-term care staffing in Ontario remains far below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. The gravity of the staffing shortage requires a substantive and comprehensive recruitment, training and retention workforce strategy, say health care unions representing approximately 70,000 personal support workers (PSWs). Today’s announcement is a step in the right direction from what was announced…
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We need 20,000+ PSWs trained right now. The Ford Conservatives’ plan is completely inadequate. Listen to Candace Rennick’s interview on CBC’s Metro Morning here: bit.ly/2ZIp3Nl
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“Shocking,” “appalling,” “offensive” and “disappointing” are just some of the words critics are using to describe the Ontario government’s latest plan to train personal support workers (PSWs) in the province. “Their lethargy is profound…delaying training and recruitment. In the meantime nearly 4,000 residents have died in long-term care in the last year,” said Candace Rennick,…
DetailsBELLEVILLE, ON – Belleville city workers, represented by Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907) have ratified the tentative agreement that was reached early Friday morning, avoiding a labour disruption which could have started this morning. The five-year agreement, which covers April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023, will see a…
DetailsWELLAND, ON – Inside workers for the City of Welland, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) have voted in favour of authorizing the union to take strike action if a fair deal can not be reached in the current round of contract negotiations. At a virtual meeting held…
DetailsToronto, ON — CUPE 3902 (Unit 1) academic workers have given a strong strike mandate to their Local leadership with 90 per cent voting this week in favour of job action as negotiations continue with the University of Toronto. The bargaining unit comprises about 8,000 academic workers including teaching assistants, course instructors, and exam invigilators…
DetailsBELLEVILLE, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907) and the City of Belleville. The two parties met Thursday with a provincially appointed mediator and finalized the tentative agreement. Details of the agreement will not be released until it has been ratified by…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – A new report by the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) of Ontario about significant job losses underscores the need for greater supports for workers and to bolster public services, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The job losses are a clear indictment of the Ford government mishandling of this pandemic,…
DetailsBELLEVILLE, ON – Members and supporters of Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907), which represents frontline workers for the City of Belleville held a social distanced rally this afternoon at City Hall to show support for frontline workers and send a message to the mayor and council to negotiate a…
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