Crossing guards losing their jobs not amused by Toronto’s deeply ironic...
TORONTO –The City of Toronto today announced it is marking “School Crossing Guard Appreciation Week.” The announcement comes less than a week after the city’s General Governance Committee voted in...
View ArticleYork region’s lowest-paid library workers vote 93% in favour of strike action
NEWMARKET, ON – Over the weekend, workers at Newmarket Public Library voted almost unanimously (93%) in favour of strike action. “Newmarket has the lowest-paid library workers in all of York Region....
View ArticleCUPE Toronto education workers reach tentative agreement with TDSB
TORONTO, ON – Toronto Education Workers/CUPE Local 4400 and the Toronto District School Board have reached a tentative agreement in collective bargaining for local terms and conditions. Ratification...
View ArticleJoint Statement on Ontario’s Blue-Ribbon Panel
TORONTO, June 1, 2023 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), Ontario...
View ArticleCUPE Local 1939 custodians and maintenance workers reach tentative agreement...
KENORA, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1939 workers’ bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board on custodians and...
View ArticleHospital staff rally against Ford’s privatization plan in Hamilton, call on...
HAMILTON, ON – A large group of hospital staff including nurses, personal support workers and lab technologists rallied today at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton against the Ford government’s plan...
View ArticleArbitrator awards 45,000 Ontario hospital workers 6.25% wage increase;...
TORONTO, ON – On Tuesday, Arbitrator Kaplan’s Bill 124 reopener award recognized the extent to which Doug Ford’s Bill 124 unconstitutionally suppressed union member wages -- particularly given the...
View ArticleCUPE Ontario supports striking tenants’ unions in show of solidarity
TORONTO – In an important act of solidarity, delegates to CUPE Ontario’s annual convention voted unanimously to support Toronto residents struggling with skyrocketing rents: they passed a resolution...
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Pride Month Events
This year’s theme “Here, There, Everywhere,” is equal parts protest as it is party. Focused on the present moment, we’re here to proclaim and celebrate our existence. We’re here against all odds, and...
View ArticleAs Parliament passes historic child care legislation, families and educators...
Toronto, ON – On the heels of the passage of Canada’s national child care legislation Monday, child care advocates in Ontario are calling attention to the challenges facing Canada’s road to $10-a-day...
View ArticleCUPE Ontario statement for National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21
Today CUPE Ontario celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day in recognition and commemoration of the history, achievements, and diversity of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. This day...
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