On Friday morning, Premier Doug Ford declared his intention to change Ontario’s laws for municipal governance – mere months before local elections this fall. The Conservative government’s proposed legislation will cut democratic representation in the City of Toronto in half and replace elected chairs with appointed ones in the regions of York, Peel, Niagara and…
Attention all staff, CUPE leaders and activists: The election results on June 7, were not what we wanted and are very concerning for all CUPE members and the public services we provide. With only 40 percent of the vote, Doug Ford and the Conservative Party now have a majority government in Ontario. The race…
TORONTO, ON (May 31, 2018) – Toronto’s financial district was shut down this afternoon by more than 1000 CUPE Ontario members from across Ontario, demanding that the government put the needs of working people and their families ahead of the corporate elites. “We’re here today to demand better from our politicians,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred…
Labour Day is a time for all of us to reflect on how working people and our communities are doing. To think about the challenges we face, the battles we’ve fought, and the victories we have won together. We’ve come through more than a decade of austerity that has resulted in job cuts, frozen wages,…
Social Services CUPE Ontario’s Social Service Workers Coordinating Committee (SSWCC) defends and campaigns for high-quality, publicly funded social services across Ontario. Our committee represents 30,000 workers in children’s aid societies, child care, community agencies, developmental services, municipal social services, child protection, children’s mental health, shelters and hostels, and at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.…
TORONTO, ON – The provincial budget tabled today at Queen’s Park looks like it was written by former TD Bank Executive Ed Clark for the benefit of Bay Street, not for the people of Ontario, says the president of Ontario’s largest union. “On every major file, given the choice between benefiting Ontarians and benefiting Bay…
NORTH BAY, Ont. – According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) would need to increase by nearly $23 million a year in order to reach the average hospital…
On August 3, CUPE Ontario proudly commemorates Emancipation Day, which marks the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act. The Act ended slavery across the British Empire over 180 years ago, on August 1, 1834. Emancipation Day coincides with Simcoe Day, named for Lt.Gov. John Graves Simcoe, who passed an Act Against Slavery in 1793, ultimately…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario vowed to ramp up pressure in the fight against the sale of Hydro One as the government used its majority in the legislature to force through its omnibus budget bill. Bill 91 enacts laws that allows the Liberal-engineered sell-off of our provincial electricity system, Hydro One. Despite enormous public opposition…
Raise the Rates Week of Action vs the Liberal Government’s “Invisible Austerity” War on the Poor The Raise the Rates Campaign is calling on local communities to challenge MPPs during the week of May 18. MPPs will be in their constituency offices that week, making it an ideal time to challenge the austerity and growing poverty…
