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This Labour Day there is one simple message: It’s time working people did better
A message from CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick Labour Day is the time of year when working people can take stock our achievements, reflect on our struggles,...
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CUPE 4914 warns that Peel CAS needs to stop putting vital supports at risk...
With September 17 lockout/strike deadline fast approaching, CUPE 4914 president calls on employer to move from ‘dictate to negotiate’ MISSISSAUGA, ON – The Children’s Aid Society of the Region of...
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Thousands sign petition to be presented tonight by CUPE 2974 to Essex County...
ESSEX, ON – On day 75 of the ongoing Essex County Library strike, library workers from CUPE 2974 will present a petition with more than 3,000 signatures to Essex County Council at tonight’s council...
View ArticleHaudenosaunee Worldview on Peace, Friendship and Respect Potluck
View this page in full on the CUPE Ontario website: Haudenosaunee Worldview on Peace, Friendship and Respect Potluck.
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Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – Film Screening, Book Reading &...
View this page in full on the CUPE Ontario website: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – Film Screening, Book Reading & Signing, Panel Discussion, & Q & A.
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The Faceless Dolls Project
View this page in full on the CUPE Ontario website: The Faceless Dolls Project.
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Prorogation won’t save Premier without putting an end to privatization of hydro
TORONTO, ON – Prorogation of the Legislature will not provide Premier Wynne and her government with the reboot they desire unless the Throne Speech includes a clear commitment to stop any further...
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Premier Wynne’s “reset” an epic fail for the people of Ontario
TORONTO, ON – Rather than fixing their misguided plan to privatize Ontario’s electricity system the government has opted to throw good money after bad, said Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario....
View ArticleOn eve of negotiations, Peel CAS putting more effort into intimidating CUPE...
MISSISSAUGA, ON – As union negotiators prepare for a critical meeting with the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) tomorrow, the president of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of...
View ArticlePremier and Ministers of Finance and Energy face legal action over sale of...
TORONTO, ON – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ministers of Finance and Energy now face legal troubles over the privatization of Hydro One. The Premier along with Minister Charles Sousa and Minister...
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Essex County Library bargaining talks break down again – Library Board not...
ESSEX, ON – Bargaining talks between striking Essex Library workers and management ended once again when the library board refused to move off their sick time position that put the workers out on...
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CUPE 4914 rejects Peel CAS ‘final offer’
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Negotiators for 435 frontline administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) have rejected what the employer has characterized as...
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Funding formula needs to recognize everything that schools do for their...
PEEL REGION, ON – “The current funding formula for K-12 education is inadequate to meet the needs of students, workers and communities,” claims Dan Bouchard, President of Local 2544 of the Canadian...
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Strikers commence pickets at Peel CAS
MISSISSAUGA, ON – At 7:00 a.m. this morning, striking frontline, administrative and support staff, members of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914) established picket lines...
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Poll finds over 86% oppose cuts to Kingston hospitals, 92% support hospital...
KINGSTON, ON — Approval among Kingston residents for provincial Liberals’ changes to hospital care is exceedingly low, a poll released today shows. Polling of 700 Kingston residents conducted earlier...
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Mayor tries to sell a false choice to justify the sell-off Toronto Hydro
TORONTO, ON – Toronto’s mayor presented a false choice to a room full of bankers and business executives yesterday to try to limit the public fall-out over his plan to break his promise to voters and...
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LTC residents with dementia need action, more hands-on care not another...
LONDON, ON – A provincial consultation on dementia care announced yesterday by the Ontario government “looks good on paper. But it’s yet another stall and a tactic to delay action on providing tens of...
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Striking Peel CAS workers to hold September 23 rally and lunch with supporters
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Striking frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS), members of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees...
View ArticleClouds can’t dampen striking Peel CAS workers’ spirits at raucous picket line...
Social services workers from across Ontario, plus CUPE Ontario leadership and community allies, join CUPE 4914 for a picket line celebration MISSISSAUGA, ON – Dark clouds couldn’t put a damper on...
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Essex County libraries now closed for three months – mayors must change their...
ESSEX, ON – As the Essex County Library strike enters its fourth month, the union representing the 58 library workers are urging Essex County to change their directive to the library board so...
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