CUPE Ontario
- CUPE begins job action at Toronto Metropolitan University April 13, 2023TORONTO – Custodial and maintenance workers at Toronto Metropolitan University represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are starting their first-ever job action this morning after the university administration failed to address the rising cost of living and inequality in the pension plan during negotiations. “This is historic. We’re people who usually quietly […]Alisha Sharma
- “How can these workers, with only a few days training, understand all the behavioral issues in order to provide adequate care to each individual?” says mother of Community Living resident April 12, 2023PORT COLBORNE, ON – Bev Rumboldt hasn’t slept well since the strike at Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet began. With minimal communication from management about staffing issues, she’s anxious her daughter Brooklynne, who is 25, non-verbal, and has autism, isn’t getting the level attention she needs. “No parent wants to live with that worry or stress,” […]Alisha Sharma
- Bradford West Gwillimbury library vote in favour of strike action as talks drag on April 12, 2023Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON – After more than a year of trying to get a first collective agreement, members of CUPE Local 905 working at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library have voted nearly unanimously to take strike action if necessary. “We’re very frustrated. This library is a vital community hub, and as library workers, […]Alisha Sharma
- Little time left for Toronto Metropolitan University to resolve shocking pension dispute April 12, 2023TORONTO – A pension dispute more than two years in the making could lead to labour disruption at Toronto Metropolitan University later this week, says the union representing custodial and maintenance workers at the school. “Toronto Metropolitan University prides itself on lifting people up through education and promoting equity, but what they’re doing right now […]Alisha Sharma
- CUPE Ontario Statement for Day of Pink 2023 April 12, 2023This year Day of Pink is held on April 12 and CUPE Ontario is proud to recognize it as a day to celebrate diversity, especially in the 2SLGBTQI+ community. In 2007, two students at Nova Scotia high school witnessed another student being bullied because he was wearing a pink shirt. That same day, they spoke […]Sonya Yalda
- Workers have stopped OMERS cuts before. We can do it again April 5, 2023For the last 18 months, OMERS has been conducting a review. They call it a “risk assessment,” but, based on OMERS’ past practice, we know it means OMERS decision-makers are considering more cuts to OMERS pension benefits. Beginning in 2007, there were annual proposals that would have cut your OMERS pension benefits. Workers defeated them […]Muneeb Ahmad
- “When I go in for a shift, my kids ask me when they’ll see me again. Workers are at a breaking point,” says developmental service worker on strike April 5, 2023PORT COLBORNE, ON – Developmental service workers have decided they’d rather walk picket lines then be stuck on shift for days on end. After more than a year of bargaining between the roughly 100 members in CUPE Local 2276 and Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet (CLPCW), talks broke down on Wednesday. There was only one main […]Alisha Sharma
- Strike set as Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet fails to address worker concerns March 31, 2023PORT COLBORNE, ON – Developmental service workers have decided they’d rather walk picket lines then be stuck on shift for days on end. After more than a year of bargaining between the roughly 100 members in CUPE Local 2276 and Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet (CLPCW), talks broke down on Wednesday. There was only one main […]Alisha Sharma
- Limestone Trustees to Debate Tri-Board Strike March 29, 2023Tri-Board school transportation workers will address Limestone District School Board trustees today, in advance of April 3 strike deadline KINGSTON, ON – Representatives of the seven employees who work for Tri-Board Student Transportation Services plan to ask Limestone District School Board Trustees to intervene, at their meeting tonight, to avoid a strike. The affected workers […]Alisha Sharma
- Academic workers at Carleton deserve fair wages and respect – a statement from CUPE Ontario regarding the strike by CUPE 4600 March 28, 2023CUPE Ontario is proud to send its deepest solidarity to the members of CUPE 4600, academic workers at Carleton University, who began strike action on March 27. The strength, determination and solidarity of these workers are clear. After months at the bargaining table, CUPE 4600 is fighting for a deal that will enhance the quality […]Sonya Yalda