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CUPE heralds major court victory in Bill 115 charter challenge
TORONTO, ON - CUPE's 55,000 education workers are lauding a significant Ontario Superior Court victory, after several unions challenged the constitutionality of Bill 115. The court challenge was filed...
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Give nursing home residents higher care, support new “Time to Care” Bill,...
TORONTO, ON — Care and nursing staff who have for over a decade called for legislated, higher care levels for Ontario’s 80,000 long-term care residents, are urging Ontario MPPs to put “partisanship”...
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Mayors and councillors know far more than they say they know about...
NORTH BAY, ON – Documents obtained by the Canadian of Union of Public Employees (CUPE) through freedom of information (FOI) requests show Nipissing area mayors and councillors are privy to much more...
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Alerting Ontario Ombudsman to seeming “complicit secrecy” of municipalities...
NORTH BAY, ON – There’s the role of a secretive sub-committee that reports back to municipal councils. A hushed consultant’s report filled with financial costings and projections of millions of...
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CUPE 4325 reaches tentative agreement with Guelph Wellington CAS
GUELPH, ON – CUPE 4325, representing 130 social service workers, reached a tentative agreement with the Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County earlier today. The workers will...
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Day of Mourning
If there is ever a time that the need for strong unions is clear, it is when we pause to mourn workers killed or injured on the job. The past year saw several high-profile workplace deaths caused by...
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Petition for Reconciliation Through Education
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report on residential school abuses was an important step forward in recognizing the injustices First Nations peoples face in our society. Now it’s...
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Stop contracting out at Wilfrid Laurier & U of T
Our universities are under attack. Privatization and contracting out is rampant in the sector. It will take every one of us to defend our jobs and maintain the quality of the services CUPE members...
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Library workers reach tentative agreement on new contract
TORONTO, ON – Maureen O’Reilly, President of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 4948 – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union) announced today the union has reached a...
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Petition for Reconciliation Through Education
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report on residential school abuses was an important step forward in recognizing the injustices First Nations peoples face in our society. Now it’s...
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Violent assaults with injuries again at North Bay hospital and across Ontario...
TORONTO, ON – In the last week at North Bay Regional Health Centre, there have been two separate violent assaults against staff resulting in critical injury. North Bay hospital employees are...
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Everyday heroes celebrated on May 1, First Responders Day
May 1 is the national day to recognize the important work of first responders including paramedics, communications officers, nurses and other health care staff. Tens of thousands of them are CUPE...
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Mother’s day rally in support of maternity leave after new mom fired from...
TORONTO, ON - Supporters of the #IStandWithGilary campaign will rally this Mother’s Day to express outrage at the Ryerson Students’ Union’s illegal firing of a Toronto mother on maternity leave....
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CUPE 4948 members ratify four-year collective agreement with Toronto Public...
TORONTO, ON – Members of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948) today ratified a new collective agreement with the Toronto Public Library Board (TPLB). The four-year...
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Liberal austerity leaving kids with autism behind
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(May 5, 2016) - At a Queen's Park rally, the president of Ontario's largest union today joined with parents in calling on the province to stop cuts that are hurting children with...
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Ontarians demand a real child care system ― from Windsor to Waterloo to Wawa
TORONTO, Ont. — From Windsor, to Waterloo, to Wawa, child care can’t wait! Ontario parents, ECEs and social justice advocates right across the province are launching a new petition and campaign...
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National Nursing Week 2016: CUPE nurses keep our public health care system...
May 9, 2016 Dear CUPE RPNs and PSWs, CUPE Ontario is so proud to be the union of tens of thousands of registered practical nurses (RPNs) and personal support workers (PSWs). Every year we are so happy...
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Poll results announcement: Peterborough residents send clear signal to...
Peterborough, ON — The results of a specially commissioned poll, held to gauge Peterborough residents’ attitudes toward the proposed sell-off of publicly owned electricity distributor PDI, will be...
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$100 million cut at Ottawa Hospital alone since 2012, but Liberals bring all...
OTTAWA, ON — The announcement Friday of $19 million in funding for Ottawa hospitals actually represents a 3 per cent cut in their real funding needs and it follows over $100 million in cuts at these...
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CUPE Ontario stands in solidarity with Fort McMurray
We have all been deeply affected by the news of the wildfires devastating the Fort McMurray area. The fires have spread to 229,000 hectares and are still burning. Nearly 90,000 people have been forced...
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