Take Action and Get Involved! It’s easy to get involved in WTF. Here’s a few simple ways: Wear the square! Find your CUPE OUWCC Local on campus and ask for your very own WTF button. Handsomely constructed of the finest metal and laminate, the Square’s more than just a fine-looking accessory—wearing the square marks you…
CUPE Ontario’s university workers join local campus representatives to highlight underfunding and lack of transparency HAMILTON, Ont. – It’s a question you hear all the time on campus, especially when you break it down to its three-letter acronym – WTF or Where’s The Funding? Today, university workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees…
Welcome to WTF—the site that asks the same question you’re asking… Where’s The Funding for Ontario’s Universities? Where’s the Transparency? Every year, Ontario’s Universities receive hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds, but aren’t required to disclose how or where those dollars are spent! Where’s the Priorities? While class sizes continue to grow,…
Officers Fred Hahn President click here for bio Secretary-Treasurer Yolanda McClean click here for bio Vice-Presidents First Vice-President Michael Hurley Second Vice-President Tiffany Balducci Third Vice-President Brittany Nisbett Fourth Vice-President Dawn Bellerose Equity and Equality Representatives Leila Paugh Representative Indigenous Workers Valerie Joseph Representative Racialized Workers Susan Gapka Representative Pink Triangle Workers Marilena Fox Representative…
Health & Safety CUPE Ontario’s Health & Safety Committee works to promote a healthy and safe work environment for all members in the province. We focus on campaigns for better health and safety legislation, and support locals working to improve health and safety provisions in their collective agreements. We also support education efforts designed to…
Injured Workers The Injured Worker Advocacy Committee works to promote the rights of injured workers in all CUPE Ontario sectors. The Committee’s work focuses on advocacy and involving members in WSIB claims at the earliest and most effective level possible. We support training of local advocates to help members navigate through the compensation system when…
