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Social assistance workers blast provincial government for failure to deal...
System’s first anniversary offers no relief for Ontarians relying on social assistance, say frontline workers TORONTO, ON – One year on from the introduction of a problem-plagued computer system at...
View ArticleOntario Liberals short-changing Sudbury hospital patient care by nearly $57...
TORONTO, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for...
View ArticleOntario encouraged to follow federal Liberal’s lead and move away from P3...
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario’s provincial Liberals should reassess their commitment to public, private, partnership (P3) infrastructure construction, now that the new federal Liberal government has...
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2015 Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day dedicated to remembering all those who have died as a result of violence and discrimination against transgender people. It’s a day CUPE Ontario...
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Ontario Unions Honour Child Protection Workers on 25th Anniversary of U.N....
Joint statement issued by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and the Simcoe Children's Aid Society Employee Association:ONTARIO, Canada – "The one...
View ArticleOntario Liberals short-changing North Bay hospital patient care by nearly $23...
NORTH BAY, Ont. - According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for...
View ArticleLiberal economic report glosses over Ontario’s harsh reality
TORONTO, ON – The economic update released today by the provincial government fails to address damage done by years of Liberal austerity and misplaced priorities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred...
View ArticleOntario Liberals short-changing Ottawa hospital patient care by over $312...
OTTAWA, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for...
View ArticleWith deadline looming, Warden Woods needs to ‘get serious’ about negotiating...
TORONTO, ON – With a strike deadline of December 13 rapidly approaching, the union representing workers at Warden Woods Community Centre urged management to ‘get serious’ about negotiating a fair...
View ArticleAs worries about city service levels and quality mount, Peterborough’s...
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Baffled by the city’s cavalier attitude toward the valued public services they deliver, Peterborough’s municipal and library workers met Tuesday night to agree to a plan that will...
View ArticleGovernment taking away your right to choose which union you belong to
CUPE, OPSEU and ONA are fighting changes to the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act (PSLRTA) which would, in circumstances where one union had 60 percent or more of members, take away the...
View ArticleCuts to infection control at Elisabeth Bruyere direct result of too low...
OTTAWA, ON — Cuts to infection control and food services at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital “are the direct result of provincial Liberal government funding cuts,” said Brian Grant, president of the...
View ArticleInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2015
At the very heart of the labour movement and, definitely, at the heart of CUPE Ontario, are the concepts of access and empowerment. Every member must have access to the political structures within...
View ArticleTentative agreement reached between CUPE 5218 and Warden Woods Community Centre
TORONTO, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Warden Woods Community Centre and the union representing the centre’s employees. Local 5218 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE...
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 2015
On December 6, CUPE Ontario members across the country mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day was established after the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre...
View ArticleClosure of 7 bed mental health unit “just the beginning” of massive cuts...
HAMILTON, ON — “The looming closure of Harbour North East #2, a 7 bed mental health treatment unit at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton is just the beginning of a series of coming cuts to hospital...
View ArticleCUPE education workers ratify central agreement in province-wide votes
TORONTO – In votes held province-wide, education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified a central agreement reached with the province of Ontario and the...
View ArticleSan Romanoway Revitalization Association workers raise a toast after Ontario...
Despite facing tough times, this Holiday Season, members of CUPE 4772 have plenty to celebrate TORONTO, ON – With the New Year fast approaching, the employees, who make the San Romanoway...
View ArticleWilfrid Laurier University campus and community join CUPE 926 as they rally...
WATERLOO, ON — Students, faculty, staff and community allies joined members of Local 926 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 926) to call on administration at Wilfrid Laurier University to...
View ArticleInternational Human Rights Day, 2015
Sixty-seven years ago, the world’s governments passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, enshrining the idea that every person in the world has certain fundamental rights. As a union, we...
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