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With 95% of the job done, CUPE 1600 waiting for response from Toronto Zoo to...
TORONTO – Negotiations between Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) and the Toronto Zoo have ended with no further talks scheduled at this time. “At this time, we are...
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As talks break down, CUPE 1600 calls out Toronto Zoo and City-what is their...
Toronto, ON—Negotiations to settle the week-long strike between Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) and the Toronto Zoo broke down following the Zoo’s refusal to provide...
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Is it political when only one northern Ontario hospital gets more than 2 per...
SUDBURY, ON – Although the provincial budget dangled a 3.1 per cent funding increase for hospitals, from North Bay and Sudbury to Kenora and Thunder Bay and communities in between, the average funding...
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With near-unanimous member support, CUPE 905 urges City of Markham to “come...
MARKHAM, ON – Following a week in which the City of Markham’s ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ municipal workers gave their bargaining committee a near-unanimous mandate to take whatever steps are necessary to...
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Major labour law reform? Changing Workplace Review Final Report “majorly...
TORONTO, ON – The long awaited Changing Workplaces Review Final Report proved a major disappointment today when after expecting major reform of Ontario’s labour law to make the legal right to join a...
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Would hospital funding be better for the Sudbury, North Bay, Kenora, Thunder...
SUDBURY, ON — If North Bay, Sudbury, Kenora, Thunder Bay and Timmins were in the middle of a by-election like Sault Ste. Marie, would their hospitals see a similar funding increase? Asked Michael...
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Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy re Bill 89, an Act to amend the Child and Family Services Act View this page in full on the CUPE Ontario website: Submission to the Standing...
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CUPE National President Mark Hancock to join striking Toronto Zoo workers’...
TORONTO, ON – As the strike between the Toronto Zoo and Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) enters its third week, Mark Hancock, CUPE’s National President, will join...
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Oshawa community event on this Saturday to boost care for long-term care...
OSHAWA, ON — Oshawa seniors in long-term care need the community’s help to get the Ontario government to support increased care levels for residents and new legislation to make a daily care standard...
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Workplace changes are far from restoring balance for workers in Ontario
TORONTO, ON – Workplace changes, announced by the Ontario government today, are a long way from rectifying the huge imbalance in our economy that continues to leave workers behind, says CUPE Ontario...
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Niagara Catholic District School Board’s plans to cut front-line school board...
NIAGARA, ON – Niagara Catholic District School Board workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are questioning why the board is talking about a ‘balanced portfolio’ when...
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Changing Workplaces Review 2017 05 31 View this page in full on the CUPE Ontario website: Changing workplaces review submission.
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FAO confirms balancing budget with one time sale of Hydro One will worsen...
TORONTO, ON – The new economic report released today from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) confirms what we have been saying for years now – the Ontario Liberal government acted...
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CUPE Ontario marks Injured Workers Day by calling on the government to take...
Every year on June 1st, we recognize workers who have been injured or made sick on the job and raise our voices for safer workplaces and better treatment of all workers. Everyone deserves a safe and...
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Perth Smiths Falls nurse, winner of 2017 RPN award praised for her dedication...
PERTH, ON — Rhonda Eaton, a 39-year nursing veteran at Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) is the 2017 winner of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) registered practical...
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As Zoo strike enters fourth week, CUPE 1600 and allies to hold noon-hour...
TORONTO, ON – As the strike by Toronto Zoo employees enters its fourth week, members of Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) will be joined by more than a thousand fellow...
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Supporters from across Ontario rally at Toronto City Hall in support of...
TORONTO, ON – As the strike by nearly 400 Toronto Zoo workers enters its fourth week, more than a thousand supporters from across the province joined striking members of Local 1600 of the Canadian...
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Toronto Zoo workers want Board of Management to put animal health and safety...
TORONTO, ON – Negotiators for Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600), representing the men and women that care for the animals at the Toronto Zoo, have advised Zoo...
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“Risky, dangerous” changes being proposed for emergency medical response by...
TORONTO, ON — Diverting and triaging patients who call 911 for emergency medical care away from hospitals and allowing paramedics on firetrucks, instead of putting more ambulances and paramedics on...
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