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To avoid potential work stoppage, CUPE 5820 urges County of Simcoe to address...
COUNTY OF SIMCOE, ON – After rejecting their employer’s most recent offer, maintenance, information technology and other ‘inside’ workers for the County of Simcoe, members of Unit 01 of Local 5280...
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CUPE 1600 reaches tentative agreement with Toronto Zoo
TORONTO, ON – Negotiators for Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) have reached a tentative agreement with the Toronto Zoo. The tentative agreement was reached early this...
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Senior’s death without dignity: legacy of Liberal funding cuts, Sudbury...
SUDBURY, ON — Health care staff at a provincial rally calling for increased funding for hospitals heard the sad story of a senior who was denied hospital admission and sent back to the nursing home...
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CUPE 1600 ratifies collective agreement with Toronto Zoo
June 11, 2017 A month-long strike at Canada's largest zoo is one step closer to ending today after members of Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) voted to ratify a...
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Government argues parliamentary privilege should protect Premier from being...
TORONTO, ON (June 12, 2017) – In an attempt to have the lawsuit against the Premier and Ministers of Finance and Energy dismissed before even going to trial, government lawyers argued in court today...
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CUPE education workers reach agreement on Bill 115 “remedy” with provincial...
TORONTO – In what may be one of the largest settlements of its kind for employees who have suffered a workplace breach of Charter rights, CUPE education workers have reached an agreement on “remedy”,...
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With June 17 deadline fast approaching, CUPE 2380 says ‘time is now’ for Town...
PENETANGUISHENE, ON – With a June 17 deadline for a potential lockout or strike just days away, negotiators for Local 2380 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2380) urged the Town of...
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CUPE Ontario PRIDE Statement
June is PRIDE month in Canada and around the world. PRIDE is about standing strong in the face of adversity. It’s about facing ignorance and hate head on, and giving others the courage to do the same....
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CUPE Ontario Statement on National Aboriginal Day
2017 marks the 21st anniversary of National Aboriginal Day, held annually on June 21. This is a day to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples....
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Essex County Library workers organize blood drive to support one of their own
ESSEX, ON - Members of the Essex County Library workers union have organized a blood drive in support of Kati Wightman, daughter of CUPE 2974 spokesperson Lori Wightman. The blood drive will take...
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OFL Public consultations on Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017
The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs has firmed up the travel schedule for the public consultations on Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017. If you have not already done...
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Ontario’s first openly gay president of a major union to be honoured for his...
TORONTO, ON - CUPE Ontario president, Fred Hahn, Ontario's first openly gay head of a major union, is being presented with the Solidarity and Pride Champion Award this evening, for his contributions...
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Municipal Members – Next OMECC Area Meeting Notice – We need you!
Across Ontario, municipal locals are experiencing common challenges at our workplaces and during bargaining and at our workplaces. Our members are pushing back against concessions and aggressive...
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CUPE Ontario congratulates parents and education workers for victory in...
TORONTO, ON (June 29, 2017) - Parents, education workers and community supporters should be very proud of their success in getting the provincial government to put an end to school closures in...
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Kati and Lori Wightman attending blood drive organized to support Kati in her...
WINDSOR, ON – Join Kati and Lori Wightman as they attend a blood drive organized by members of the Essex County Library workers’ union. Kati Wightman, 21, is battling lymphoma and requires...
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University of Toronto students’ union cuts 40 per cent of their staff despite...
TORONTO, ON – Last week, the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU), went ahead with a controversial 40 per cent cut to their staff positions, telling two young women, Vita Carlino, Clubs and...
View ArticleCUPE Ontario President in Kitchener-Waterloo Tuesday for government hearings...
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON – CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will be in Kitchener-Waterloo on Tuesday to present to the government hearings on Bill 148, the proposed legislation that would raise the...
View ArticleGovernment must address huge economic imbalance in Ontario: Hahn
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON – We have a huge economic imbalance in our province that continues to leave workers behind and the government must make the necessary changes if Ontario is going to thrive...
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Hydro One’s purchase of U.S. utility puts empire building ahead of Ontario...
TORONTO, ON – Hydro One’s purchase of U.S. gas and electricity utility, Avista, saddles the company with $6 billion in new debt that puts Ontario rate payers at risk of further rate increases, says...
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Lack of paramedics in Waterloo Region puts public at risk, says union
WATERLOO, ON – Region of Waterloo Council must address chronic understaffing of its Paramedic Services, according to Local 5191 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 5191) which represents...
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