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| 2009-11-20 | Say bye to buy local comes to Hamilton CUPE Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Hamilton HAMILTON, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,' the final stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of Canadians |
| 2009-11-19 | Deadline looms as Niagara children's aid Mediation starts on National Child Day St. Catharines, ON … After months of negotiating and over 40 hours of Ministry of Labour supervised Conciliation talks, formal contract Mediation between CUPE and Family and Children Services ... |
| 2009-11-19 | Say bye to buy local comes to London CUPE Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in London LONDON, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,' the seventh stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of Canadians ... |
| 2009-11-18 | Say bye to buy local comes to Kingston CUPE Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Kingston KINGSTON, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,' the sixth stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of Canadians National Chair Maude Barlow and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) ... |
| 2009-11-17 | Say bye to buy local comes to Kingston CUPE Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Kingston KINGSTON, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,' the sixth stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of Canadians |
| 2009-11-17 | Union-management “Blue ribbon” day warns of crisis in children's services TORONTO – Union and management at Ontario's children's aid societies and children's mental health agencies announced that National Child Day, November 20, will be their “Blue Ribbon Day” to warn ... |
| 2009-11-16 | TCEU Local 416 mourns death of former president Brian Cochrane TORONTO – The following statement has been issued by Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 416: The members of Local 416 are mourning the sudden passing at home on |
| 2009-11-13 | Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) ratify new collective agreement TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) CUPE 4948 has ratified their first collective agreement. “We negotiated a settlement that addressed all of our main issues: ... |
| 2009-11-13 | Your Struggle is Ours CUPE joins solidarity rally for locked out, terminated Cadillac Fairview workers TORONTO, Ont. – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, the province's largest public ... |
| 2009-11-12 | Labour unity key to curbing rising tide of anti-worker actions by employers CUPE to join noon hour solidarity rally for locked and fired TD Centre skilled trades workers TORONTO, Ont. – Across the province for the past year, employers, emboldened by the economic ... |
| 2009-11-12 | Strike averted at last minute - Children's aid workers ratify new contract North Bay, ON – More than 100 Children's Aid Society workers, members of CUPE 2049, turned out this afternoon and voted today to accept a new contract reached after an all-night ... |
| 2009-11-09 | Hospital needs more cash Ryan Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, November 6 CORNWALL -- A high-profile union leader has added his voice to the call for additional funding to help right the Cornwall Community Hospital's ... |
| 2009-11-09 | Toronto ‘Jumps Up' for public child care Families enjoy afternoon of free fun and music, with a message TORONTO, Ont. – Children and parents ‘Jumped Up' for public child care this afternoon at a free children's concert held at ... |
| 2009-11-09 | U of T sessional faculty reach tentative agreement Toronto, Ont. – University of Toronto sessional teaching staff – or contract faculty – members of CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3, reached a tentative settlement with the University administration on Sunday ... |
| 2009-11-05 | 'Dalton Days' discussion should wait until labour leaders, Premier McGuinty can discuss impact on public services TORONTO – Discussions by politicians and the media about ‘Dalton Days,' are premature and need to wait until public sector union leaders have an opportunity to speak with Premier Dalton McGuinty, ... |
| 2009-11-05 | On a student 'Day of Action,' Queen's Park must take action on unreasonable tuition hikes TORONTO, Ont. – As students across Ontario take part in a ‘Day of Action' for a poverty-free Ontario, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Sid Ryan issued a call to Premier Dalton ... |
| 2009-11-04 | Strike Averted: CUPE library workers reach a tentative agreement with the Toronto Public Library Board TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the Toronto Public Library Board reached a tentative agreement this ... |
| 2009-11-02 | Do Ontario hospitals have capacity to handle H1N1 surge? Hamilton, ON - While much of Ontario worries, legitimately, about access to H1N1 vaccinations, hospital union leaders are asking about the consequences of hospitals capacity to handle a ... |
| 2009-10-30 | Full-day learning will succeed with full involvement of schools, community and unions TORONTO, Ont. – Full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds is the right kind of investment in Ontario's future and will succeed as long as all concerned parties are part of its implementation, ... |
| 2009-10-30 | Transportation Committee chairwoman applauds union-led efficiencies Switching to in-house contracts saves city hundreds of thousands of dollars |
| 2009-10-29 | Thunder Bay to “Jump Up” for public child care Coalition of child care supporters announces free concert this Sunday THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The City of Thunder Bay will ‘Jump Up' for public child care this Sunday, November 1, a coalition of child care advocates told a news conference today. The coalition of ... |
| 2009-10-28 | CUPE Local 3902 – Sessional lecturers at U of T in strike position November 9 TORONTO, Ont. - Sessional instructors at the University of Toronto, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 3902, Unit 3, will be in a legal strike position on Monday ... |
| 2009-10-27 | Sid gives Steelworkers a helping hand; The Sudbury Star Tue Oct 27 2009 Page: A3 Section: News Byline: RACHEL PUNCH, THE SUDBURY STAR; Secret trade deals are threatening local economies, communities, jobs and the environment, |
| 2009-10-26 | CUPE's Ryan walks picket line with striking Steelworkers (Local 6500) SUDBURY, Ont. – “Despite record profits over the last decade, greedy corporations, like Vale-Inco, are using the global financial meltdown as the excuse to extract wage, pension, and benefit ... |
| 2009-10-23 | McGuinty Government floats ‘Dalton Days' at own peril, warns CUPE Ontario “The last time a ‘Liberal' introduced ‘Rae Days,' it cost them the government” TORONTO, Ont. – Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's economic statement today shows the McGuinty Government has no ... |
| 2009-10-23 | The Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) CUPE 4948 in legal strike position Monday, November 9, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. – The 2400 members of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948, (CUPE) will be in a legal strike position at 12:01am Monday, November 9th. With an overwhelming strike ... |
| 2009-10-22 | Children's Aid workers shocked as employer pushes for strike date North Bay, ON – More than 125 case workers for at-risk-children attending meetings last night in North Bay and Parry Sound were visibly upset when told their employer, the Nipissing and ... |
| 2009-10-22 | Ottawa will “Jump Up” for public child care Sunday Media conference today to press City on child care and announce free concert Sunday OTTAWA, Ont. – The City of Ottawa must match the positive changes to its 2010 budget process with an equal ... |
| 2009-10-20 | Say bye to buy local comes to Kitchener CUPE Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Kitchener KITCHENER, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,' the second stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of ... |
| 2009-10-19 | Say bye to buy local - trade deals threaten local economies - CUPE Ontario and Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Toronto on Tuesday TORONTO, Ont. – In the midst of the ‘Buy American' local procurement controversy, ‘Say bye to buy local,' will arrive in Toronto on Tuesday, October 20. The Toronto event will be held from 7-9 p.m. ... |
| 2009-10-13 | Work conditions & morale top-of-mind as Family and Children's Services Niagara contract talks resume today St. Catherines, ON - Child protection is being compromised because workers whose priority is the safety and well-being of at-risk children are overloaded and morale is suffering, say CUPE Local 2328 |
| 2009-10-09 | STRIKE VOTE, Toronto Public Library at a crossroads TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto Public Library workers, members of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU), CUPE Local 4948 have voted overwhelmingly to strike, giving their bargaining ... |
| 2009-09-24 | Workers at Travois Medical Transfer turn down employer's final offer OTTAWA, Ont. – Local 4000 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing workers at Travois Medical Transfer, turned down the employer's final offer, last night. As a result, the 60 ... |
| 2009-09-22 | Community Living Sarnia Lambton workers in mediation for contract geared to stability and quality services Sarnia, Ont. – CUPE 4370, representing 180 frontline developmental service workers, enters mediation with Community Living Sarnia Lambton tomorrow with the intention of reaching a new collective ... |
| 2009-09-14 | CUPE Ontario applauds stay of charges against ‘Fight Fees 2' TORONTO, Ont. – A court decision to stay criminal charges against campus activists Chris Ramsaroop and Oriel Varga is a “significant positive step” towards reaffirming the rights of all citizens to ... |
| 2009-09-11 | Strike ends as workers ratify new contract at Lanark Community Living Carleton Place, ON - A ten week long strike at the Community Living Association Lanark County formally ended Thursday September 09, when workers voted to ratify a new two year contract. Front |
| 2009-09-10 | Staff morale tops union concerns as Children's Aid Society contract talks resume North Bay, ON - Deteriorating staff morale is a top concern for CUPE Local 2049 negotiators as they head back to the bargaining table with the area Children's Aid Society at 10:00 am Thursday, ... |
| 2009-09-09 | Tentative deal could end strike at Community Living Association Lanark Carleton Place, ON - A tentative agreement was reached early today between CUPE Local 1521.02 and Community Living Association Lanark County after a long night of tough bargaining. |
| 2009-09-04 | Contract ratification “Good News” for Community Living Algoma Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - Staff at Community Living Algoma have voted by 91% to ratify a new two year collective agreement which they say ensures long term viability and stability for a vital ... |
| 2009-09-03 | Workers at South East Community Care Access Centre looking to avoid strike action KINGSTON, Ont. – Conciliation talks between Local 4877 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and South East Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) are scheduled for September 17 and ... |
| 2009-08-31 | OCHU REACHES LANDMARK SETTLEMENT ! OCHU reaches landmark agreement with OHA August 31, 2009 08:51 AM A landmark agreement has been reached between the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (a division of CUPE) and the Ontario |
| 2009-08-28 | CUPE responds to picket concerns, Hillier pushes for settlement - CUPE to withdraw picket lines from group homes but will keep watch for safety Carleton Place, Ont. – The Canadian Union of Public Employees will withdraw picket lines outside Community Living Association-Lanark County group homes in response to community concerns, said ... |
| 2009-08-27 | CUPE and Randy Hillier to hold joint news conference tomorrow - CUPE to announce decision concerning picket lines outside group homes Carleton Place, ON – Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, will join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the union representing 90 striking developmental ... |
| 2009-08-26 | CUPE Ontario hails one-year moratorium on Site 41 August 26th, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario today hailed a decision by Simcoe County Council to impose a one-year moratorium on development of the ... |
| 2009-08-21 | Community Living Lanark and CUPE get back to the table today Carleton Place , Ont |
| 2009-08-20 | Community Living Lanark paying 5 times more to employ scabs and keep skilled workers off the job: CUPE rally & news conference in Carleton Place tomorrow Carleton Place, Ont. – Community Living Association Lanark County is paying 5 times more for “replacement workers” to keep skilled CUPE members off the job, senior CUPE Ontario leadership will say ... |
| 2009-08-20 | CUPE asks Province to look into Community Living Lanark's finances Agency not accessing provincial wage increases, paying 5 times more to employ scabs to keep skilled workers off the job Carleton Place, Ont . – CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan urged Premier Dalton McGuinty's government to look into the financial accountability of the Community Living Association–Lanark County at ... |
| 2009-08-11 | Site 41 Arrests Point to 'Disturbing' trend of Criminalizing Protest, warns CUPE Ontario President TORONTO—The arrests of several elderly Simcoe County residents earlier this week for demonstrating in opposition to the proposed Site 41 dumpsite is a ‘disturbing' example of public officials and ... |
| 2009-08-11 | The arrests of several elderly Simcoe County residents August 11, 2009 TORONTO—The arrests of several elderly Simcoe County residents earlier this week for demonstrating in opposition to the proposed Site 41 dumpsite is a ‘disturbing' example of ... |
| 2009-07-31 | For immediate release: CUPE Ontario Supports Toronto Workers, and Caribana TORONTO—As a proudly progressive organization comprising women and men from all corners of the globe, CUPE Ontario has a long tradition of supporting Toronto's annual Caribana festival. CUPE ... |
| 2009-07-30 | TCEU Local 416 ratification vote scheduled after marathon bargaining session TORONTO – After a marathon bargaining session lasting almost two days, Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE has achieved a memorandum of agreement and return-to-work protocol with the city |
| 2009-07-30 | Workers rally for better long-term care in Toronto, July 24th, 2009 |
| 2009-07-29 | Don't Fall for Misdirection - Sid Ryan, Globe & Mail Op-Ed, July 28 I n the world of the magician, one of the most critical skills is “misdirection,” wherein the illusionist employs sleight of hand to fool the audience into looking away from where the ... |
| 2009-07-29 | Liberals must end crisis in developmental services! Rally calls for stable, multi-year funding for developmental services, supports striking workers in Lanark County Click to see photographs from rally OTTAWA – Striking workers at ... |
| 2009-07-27 | Media location for union talks with City of Toronto TORONTO – As the deadline nears for a settlement in talks between Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE and the City of Toronto, media will be able to attend at the Delta Toronto East, 2035 ... |
| 2009-07-27 | TCEU Local 416 sets Sunday deadline for settlement in Toronto strike TORONTO – The union representing city of Toronto outside workers says a settlement in the five-week-old strike must be achieved by midnight Sunday or negotiations will be over. “It's time for the |
| 2009-07-23 | Hit and run on CUPE picket line – driver hired to mow grass, injures female striker Union calls on employer to return to the bargaining table. Now. Carleton Place, ON – A CUPE member was the victim of a hit and run on the picket line Monday night. CUPE Local 1521-02 ... |
| 2009-07-23 | Municipality of Greenstone must act like a responsible employer says CUPE THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The municipality of Greenstone is using the economic downturn to abdicate their responsibility as an employer, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing ... |
| 2009-07-23 | Tentative Deal Reached in 100 Days Windsor Strike WINDSOR, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 23, 2009) - At 6:30am Thursday morning, after a marathon bargaining session lasting close to 48 hours, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the City |
| 2009-07-23 | University workers support Toronto City Strikers: Friday July 24, noon, City Hall Toronto – CUPE Local 3902, representing over 6,000 university academic workers (teaching assistants and sessional faculty) at the University of Toronto, is holding a solidarity picket for striking ... |
| 2009-07-22 | CUPE welcomes unanimous vote to keep West Nipissing ambulance service public Private company loses bid to take over public service North Bay, ON – Ambulance service in West Nipissing will stay a public service thanks to a successful community campaign waged by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and a unanimous vote ... |
| 2009-07-17 | City of Toronto's concession demands made strike necessary, says Local 416 TORONTO – Mayor David Miller got one thing right in his remarks to media this afternoon. |
| 2009-07-17 | CUPE members reject the offer presented by the City of Windsor WINDSOR, Ont. – Yesterday, members of locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) were voting on an offer presented by the City of Windsor. After the final count, 77 % of ... |
| 2009-07-16 | West Nipissing Town Council does the right thing Unanimous vote validates CUPE's position against privatization of ambulance service North Bay, Ont. – West Nipissing Town Council did the right thing last night by unanimously voting to ensure ... |
| 2009-07-08 | Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper Regarding Recent Electoral Unrest in Iran' |
| 2009-07-07 | Blockade of Site 41 access road Click for photographs This afternoon, the Council of Canadians issued a media release after hearing the news that a non-violent civil disobedience protest has started on an access road ... |
| 2009-07-07 | CUPE and the City of Windsor to resume negotiations WINDSOR, Ont. – Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the City of Windsor are scheduled to be back at the bargaining table on Thursday morning, July 9th. ... |
| 2009-07-06 | Enough is enough, Mayor Miller? Tell it to your negotiators! TORONTO – Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE, and Ann Dembinski, president of CUPE Local 79, have issued the following in response to remarks today by Toronto ... |
| 2009-07-06 | Lanark Community Living Association pushes workers to strike Carleton Place, Ont. – Workers at Community Living Association Lanark, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have been pushed by their employer to go out on strike for a ... |
| 2009-07-03 | CUPE to Lanark Community Living Board: Get involved to avert strike Carleton Place, Ont. – Workers at Community Living Association Lanark, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are urging the board of directors of the agency to get involved ... |
| 2009-07-02 | In a crisis, bash the workers Toronto Star July 1st, 2009 Sid Ryan President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees-Ontario In tough times, diehard free market dis |
| 2009-06-30 | Town Hall Meeting on the Closure of Matthews Memorial Hospital What is an urgent care centre? What does this mean for patient safety/wait times/access to care? What is happening in other communities facing similar cuts? |
| 2009-06-29 | Catholic school board workers vote unanimously to join CUPE PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Casual school board workers with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington (PVNC) Catholic District School Board have voted unanimously to join the Canadian ... |
| 2009-06-29 | CUPE Local 79 remains available for bargaining – City needs to back away from concession demands TORONTO – CUPE Local 79 has and will continue to be available for negotiations with the City of Toronto, despite a city statement today suggesting the contrary, says CUPE Local 79 President Ann |
| 2009-06-26 | CUPE Ontario and Pride Toronto on same page TORONTO, Ont. – Pride Toronto has officially agreed that it will not hire contractors or organize volunteers to do the work normally performed by CUPE members in clean-up after the Pride ... |
| 2009-06-25 | CUPE Ontario supports Pride and CUPE 416 and 79 city workers Toronto – CUPE Ontario is proud of our tradition of working with and supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organizing including Pride Celebrations across Ontario. In ... |
| 2009-06-23 | CUPE Ontario expresses its solidarity with striking Toronto city workers TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 416 and CUPE 79, whose 25,000 members began strike action yesterday against the City of Toronto to defend hard-won collective agreement |
| 2009-06-23 | CUPE update on negotiations with city of Toronto TORONTO, Ont. – Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE; Ann Dembinski, president of CUPE Local 79, and their respective negotiating committees are meeting with |
| 2009-06-23 | Strong support for striking CUPE Locals from CUPE Local 905 YORK REGION, Ont. – CUPE Local 905, and its 4300 municipal members throughout the Region of York, are sending a clear and strong message to striking CUPE 79 and |
| 2009-06-22 | Replacing front-line school workers with contractors will erode safety and security at Halton Catholic Schools, CUPE warns Burlington, Ont. – In a closed in-camera session, Halton Catholic School Board approved a plan to replace experienced school board workers with contract cleaners. Without much notice or consultation |
| 2009-06-22 | TCEU Local 416 CUPE update on negotiations with City of Toronto TORONTO, Ont. – Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE, has released the following statement regarding ongoing negotiations with the City of Toronto: The Local 416 |
| 2009-06-22 | Toronto city workers strike City of Toronto inside and outside workers walked off the job just after midnight tonight in a fight against management demands for concessions. “After six months at the bargaining table, the city ... |
| 2009-06-17 | CUPE Ontario commends Pascal Report; community-based child care needs enhancements TORONTO, Ont. – CUPE Ontario today commends Dr. Charles Pascal on the release of his report, With Our Best Future in Mind, which points a way forward to the implementation of full-day learning for ... |
| 2009-06-15 | P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report McGuinty government clinging to P3 model despite even higher costs NORTH BAY – The cost penalty paid by governments for financing hospitals and other public infrastructure projects through public private partnerships (P3s) has jumped substantially since the onset ... |
| 2009-06-11 | Arbitration is not a four-letter word The Windsor Star Thu Jun 11 2009 Page: A8 Section: Editorial/Opinion Byline: Sid Ryan Column: Sid Ryan Source: Special to The Windsor Star |
| 2009-06-11 | City of Toronto marching us toward a strike, outside workers president says Union launches ad campaign TORONTO, Ont. – The City of Toronto appears to be marching its outside workers toward a strike beginning June 22, says Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE. ... |
| 2009-06-10 | BOARD THE BUS BULLETIN# 3: Countdown to Windsor A daily newsletter en route to Windsor June 12 For June 10, 2009, B minus 2 days Time is running out! Sisters and brothers in Windsor need your support! Buses from ... |
| 2009-06-10 | McMaster Sessionals picket two convocation ceremonies to protest layoffs HAMILTON, Ont. – In the midst of across-the-board layoffs, McMaster Sessional Faculty, represented by CUPE 3906, will take to the streets to make the consequences of restructuring at McMaster known ... |
| 2009-06-10 | Privatizing ambulances – what's next? Fire and police? “Community safety not for sale”: CUPE North Bay, Ont. – Privatizing emergency medical services (EMS) in West Nipissing will divert already scarce resources into private profits and ... |
| 2009-06-09 | Windsor striking workers will respect court's injunction WINDSOR, Ont. – On Friday, May 29th, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Windsor striking workers were allowed to stop people from entering six specific city sites for a period of no ... |
| 2009-06-08 | P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report McGuinty government clinging to P3 model despite even higher costs TORONTO – The cost penalty paid by governments for financing hospitals and other public infrastructure projects through ... |
| 2009-06-05 | Privatizing ambulances – what's next? Fire and police? “Community safety not for sale”: CUPE North Bay , Ont. – Privatizing emergency medical services (EMS) in West Nipissing will divert already scarce resources into private profits and undermine community safety, said the union ... |
| 2009-06-04 | BOARD THE BUS BULLETIN# 2: Countdown to Windsor A daily newsletter en route to Windsor June 12 For June 8, 2009, B minus four days What's New: And I would ride 500 miles and I would ride 500 more… More and more CUPE members ... |
| 2009-06-04 | Red Cross drivers join CUPE Mississauga, Ont. – In an effort to address issues of wages, fairness and respect, Canadian Red Cross drivers voted overwhelmingly to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). |
| 2009-06-03 | Striking workers in Windsor receive support from CUPE WINDSOR, Ont. – As they are entering their seventh week on strike, members of CUPE local 82 and local 543, representing municipal workers in Windsor, received today a significant support from CUPE |
| 2009-06-01 | Stop the Cuts – CUPE to Thames Valley School Board London, Ont. – The Thames Valley District School Board's (TVDSB) plan to close down centralized warehousing services, cut distribution services and eliminate technical services provided to schools ... |
| 2009-05-25 | Toronto inside workers give strike mandate, say no to second-class deal TORONTO, Ont. – City of Toronto inside workers, members of CUPE Local 79, have voted 90 per cent to give their negotiating committee a strike mandate in a vote conducted Sunday, May 24. The ... |
| 2009-05-21 | CUPE 4308 members rally in support of a fair contract Toronto, Ont. - Personal Support Workers (PSWs), members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4308, at Toronto Homemaking Services, which provides homecare in Toronto, are fighting for a |
| 2009-05-21 | P3 incinerator bad policy, bad for health, bad for Durham, warns CUPE Ontario President Photographs from event WHITBY, Ont. – Durham Region's proposed Energy From Waste (EFW) incinerator is a costly recipe for toxic air that will cause millions of taxpayer dollars to go up ... |
| 2009-05-21 | Toronto outside workers give strike mandate, say no to concessions TORONTO, Ont. – City of Toronto outside workers, members of Toronto Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 416, have voted 89% to give their negotiating committee a strike mandate in a vote conducted ... |
| 2009-05-20 | Big changes coming to City Hall – are Ottawa residents ready? Citizens' group makes City's “governance review” more accessible with launch of popular summary OTTAWA – Big changes could be coming to the way City Hall operates and residents should get ready |
| 2009-05-20 | CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan joins rally against Durham P3 incinerator opponents WHITBY, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario President Sid Ryan will join with local opponents of a proposed Energy from Waste (EFW) incinerator at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow evening ... |
| 2009-05-14 | Don't forget RPNs to ease pressures on health care system RPNs call for full utilization as province expands scope of practice in health care TORONTO – The Ontario government's recent proposed changes to health care professionals' scope of practice ... |
| 2009-05-14 | Halton school bus drivers seeking fair deal to prevent strike Burlington, Ont. – Halton Region school bus drivers are seeking a fair deal to prevent a strike that will impact over 4,000 students attending schools in Halton District School Board, Halton ... |
| 2009-05-14 | Provincial underfunding of mental health services for children and youth brings Ottawa centre to the brink Why isn't youth mental health a priority for the Liberal government? OTTAWA – The chronic underfunding of mental health services for Ontario's children and youth has brought one Ottawa ... |
| 2009-05-12 | Press Conference: Durham P3 Incinerator “…smells like an environmental and fiscal disaster.” Photographs from event BOWMANVILLE, ON—CUPE Ontario, CAW Durham Region Environment Council, Prevent Cancer Now, local doctors and Clarington town councilors have joined forces to prevent Durham |
| 2009-05-11 | Cut and crowded, Ontario hospitals falling behind UK in combating infections Scotland hiring in-house cleaners, Wales ending contracting out; Ontario on wrong track TORONTO – Ontario should follow the example of Scotland and Wales, which are hiring hundreds more cleaners and ending contracting out of cleaning services in their battles against health care ... |
| 2009-05-08 | Press Conference: Durham P3 incinerator “…smells like an environmental and fiscal disaster” CLARINGTON, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), Prevent Cancer Now, local doctors and Clarington town councillors have joined forces to prevent ... |
| 2009-05-08 | “Residents Deserve Better!” Photographs from Long-term Care Rally May 8th CUPE workers urge Liberal MPPs to make long-term care better Minimum care standards the key to better care Toronto – Long-term ... |
| 2009-05-05 | UnBottle It! - Speaking tour on growing opposition to bottled water comes to Kenora KENORA, Ont. – A province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities sponsored by the Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) ... |
| 2009-05-05 | UnBottle It! - Speaking tour on growing opposition to bottled water comes to North Bay NORTH BAY, Ont. – A province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities, sponsored by the Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) ... |
| 2009-05-04 | Tentative Agreement at Community Living West Nipissing STURGEON FALLS, Ont. – Developmental services and personal support workers at Community Living West Nipissing, members of Local 4710 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), reached a ... |
| 2009-04-30 | CUPE members across Ontario show support for Local 4710, Community Living West Nipissing TORONTO, Ont. – Right across Ontario, CUPE members who work for associations for community living (ACLs) are wearing green ribbons today to show their support for Community Living West Nipissing ... |
| 2009-04-30 | May Day 2009 May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is the traditional day for workers and the Labour Movement to celebrate their social and economic achievements. The day commemorates the general |
| 2009-04-30 | Twenty-five CUPE locals travel to Windsor for May Day rally with striking Windsor city workers WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor city employees, forced to strike to protect retirement benefits, will be joined by CUPE members from 25 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario union locals for a ... |
| 2009-04-30 | “The City does not need the money and we do not need a strike to save money” – Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis WINDSOR, Ont. – Interviewed by media on Monday, April 27, Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis was quoted saying that the City does not need the money it is saving while city workers are on strike. ... |
| 2009-04-27 | CUPE 3903 York University ratifies new collective agreement TORONTO, Ont. – CUPE 3903, the union that represents 3400 contract professors, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants at York University, has ratified a new collective ... |
| 2009-04-27 | CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan returns to Windsor for a week on the line with city workers WINDSOR, Ont. – Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario President Sid Ryan will be returning to Windsor today to walk the picket lines with striking city workers. Ryan, who addressed |
| 2009-04-22 | Workers rally in Windsor, Sid schools City Council Photographs from event The driving rain did not keep hundreds of CUPE Ontario members and their supporters from rallying outside Windsor City hall on April 20, 2009. The crowd at the ... |
| 2009-04-16 | Community Living West Nipissing management starts countdown to lockout or strike STURGEON FALLS, Ont. – Developmental services and personal support workers at Community Living West Nipissing, members of Local 4710 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), face a ... |
| 2009-04-16 | Pioneer Manor workers rally to fight sick-leave injustice CUPE 148 members, workers at Pioneer Manor in Sudbury, held a rally and information picket outside their long-term care facility and at City Hall April 16th to protest an inferior sick leave ... |
| 2009-04-16 | Windsor mayor scapegoating city workers for economic woes an “unjustified attack on modest wage earners” – Ryan says WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor's mayor is taking a page out of the Chrysler CEO's playbook by unfairly targeting and scapegoating municipal workers and making them pay for Windsor's economic woes, says Sid |
| 2009-04-09 | Tentative agreement mediated between CUPE 3903 and York University Toronto, Ont. ― CUPE 3903's executive committee and bargaining team are pleased to announce that after nine months of negotiations--and the longest university strike in the history of ... |
| 2009-04-09 | UnBottle It! - Speaking tour on growing opposition to bottled water comes to Sault Ste. Marie For Immediate Release: April 9, 2009 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - A province-wide tour to encourage bans of bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities, sponsored by the Council of Canadians |
| 2009-04-09 | UnBottle It! - Speaking tour on growing opposition to bottled water comes to Sudbury For Immediate Release: April 9, 2009 Sudbury, Ont. - A province-wide tour to encourage bans of bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities, sponsored by the Council of Canadians and CUPE |
| 2009-04-06 | Ontario's university underfunding squanders future economic potential GUELPH, Ont. – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario will launch a major campaign at Guelph University today to fight Ontario's chronic underfunding of universities. Ontario ranks ... |
| 2009-03-31 | Canada's trade agenda makes fools of us all, says new report TORONTO / MARCH 31, 2009 – One day before April Fool's Day, when the still disputed Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) goes into full effect between British Columbia and ... |
| 2009-03-30 | Long-term care process a distraction – unions pull out Unions vow to escalate fight for minimum care & staffing standards Toronto, Ont. – Unions representing most Ontario long-term care workers announced today they were withdrawing from ... |
| 2009-03-27 | Discussions break down: City of Windsor workers soon in legal strike position WINDSOR, Ont. – Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing the City of Windsor workers, will be in a legal strike or lockout position starting ... |
| 2009-03-27 | Ontario Budget Statement “Alice in Wonderland” budget not the economic vision Ontarians need Toronto, ON – The Ontario Liberal budget is a huge disappointment for all Ontarians waiting for a progressive economic ... |
| 2009-03-24 | Free Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese pro democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent 13 years detained by the Burmese military junta. She and thousands of fellow monks and students have been ... |
| 2009-03-23 | CUPE members tell McGuinty: keep your promise to persons with a developmental disability HAMILTON, Ont. – Frontline developmental service workers and community supporters in the Hamilton area have been calling on Premier Dalton McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan to keep their ... |
| 2009-03-23 | Why is the University of Guelph threatening workers with closure? Toronto – Administrative officials at the University of Guelph, whose pension fund has a solvency shortfall of $260 million, have told workers to open up their collective agreements or face the ... |
| 2009-03-20 | City of Windsor workers hoping to avoid strike action WINDSOR, Ont. – Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing City of Windsor workers, are scheduled for a second round of conciliation talks with the employer ... |
| 2009-03-18 | CUPE members tell McGuinty: keep your promise to persons with a developmental disability OTTAWA, Ont. – Frontline developmental service workers in eastern Ontario have launched a campaign calling on Premier Dalton McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan to keep their government's ... |
| 2009-03-18 | Ontario budget, economic stimulus must include dollars for child care Ontarians can't work, retrain, study without it Kitchener, ON – A growing number of economic experts say that substantial investment in child care in tough economic times makes good economic sense to support Ontarians to work, retrain and study. |
| 2009-03-17 | CUPE 132 rallies for Fairness and Respect Photographs from event On a sunny afternoon in Oshawa, hundreds of long-term care workers employed by the Durham Region rallied for ‘Respect and Fairness', urging their employer to ... |
| 2009-03-13 | Jack Layton to visit Parry Sound-Muskoka BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. -- Jack Layton is coming to Parry Sound-Muskoka on Wednesday, March 18 to hear from residents about how the community is coping with the current economic crisis. The meeting, ... |
| 2009-03-12 | What does the McGuinty government have against home care workers? |
| 2009-03-10 | CUPE members tell McGuinty: keep your promise to persons with a developmental disability |
| 2009-03-06 | Early Learning and Child Care: Ontario Can't Work Without It! Toronto: The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care has sent a bumper sticker to every Cabinet Minister reading, “Child Care – Ontario Can't Work Without It!” “This is one of the most important ... |
| 2009-03-06 | Ontario budget, economic stimulus must include dollars for child care Ontarians can't work, retrain, study without it Hamilton, ON – A growing number of economic experts say that substantial investment in child care in tough economic times makes good economic sense to support Ontarians to work, retrain ... |
| 2009-03-03 | CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan will back Horwath in NDP leadership race TORONTO, Ont. – At the Ontario NDP leadership convention in Hamilton next weekend, CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan will be casting his ballot in support of Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath. ... |
| 2009-03-02 | University under-funding fight takes to the streets ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Brock Labour and Students Together (BLAST), a strong coalition of Brock University unions, under graduate, graduate students and all occupational groups on campus ... |
| 2009-02-24 | “Read before you speak, Minister Kenney” Toronto, ON – Minister of Multiculturalism Jason Kenney should read the motion adopted by Ontario university sector members on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before passing judgement, says Sid ... |
| 2009-02-23 | CUPE conference focused on education funding, jobs and the economy, not boycotting Israeli academics Windsor, ON – Catalyzing a stronger movement for post-secondary education funding, coordinated bargaining across campuses and a healthier economy are the goals of this weekend's conference organized |
| 2009-02-23 | CUPE university workers defend the right to education Union will strengthen bargaining, press for more funding, and act globally Windsor, ON – University workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario passed motions today that ... |
| 2009-02-10 | Cut Hamilton hospital deficits, not services CUPE hospital workers to hold emergency meeting against chaotic “restructuring” forced by deficits HAMILTON – The McGuinty government must fund hospital deficits and stop cutting hospital ... |
| 2009-02-06 | Little Lake Cemetery backs out of agreement, workers vote “strike!” Peterborough, ON – Management at Little Lake Cemetery have walked away from a new collective agreement during the ratification process, forcing workers there to vote to take strike action if ... |
| 2009-02-05 | Carleton University teaching assistants ratify new collective agreement OTTAWA – Teaching assistants at Carleton University have voted 66 per cent to ratify a new collective agreement, says their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). |
| 2009-02-05 | CUPE 3902 ratifies agreement with U of T averting strike TORONTO, Ont. – CUPE 3902 - student and post-doctoral fellow TAs, course instructors, and invigilators – at the University of Toronto have ratified a tentative agreement reached with the ... |
| 2009-02-02 | Education Workers and U of T Agree on Tentative Settlement CUPE 3902, representing student and post-doctoral fellow TAs, course instructors, and invigilators at the University of Toronto, has been in bargaining for a new collective agreement with the ... |
| 2009-01-29 | York U won't bargain - CUPE 3903 takes the high road, will not pursue lawsuit to allow a resumption of classes TORONTO, Ont. – After waiting in vain for the past critical day and a half for York University to negotiate an eleventh hour settlement, the union representing striking contract ... |
| 2009-01-28 | Hastings Children's Aid workers push bargaining,employer pushes the limit BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Workers at Hastings Children's Aid Society offered to continue bargaining for a new contract last month but the employer shut the door, says their union, the Canadian Union of ... |
| 2009-01-28 | No answer from York University President Mamdouh Shoukri: CUPE ready and waiting to negotiate TORONTO, Ont. – The clock is ticking on the possibility of a negotiated settlement to end the York University Strike. CUPE's offer to hammer out a deal with the University before back to work ... |
| 2009-01-28 | RPNs can ease ER crisis at Huron Perth's Seaforth Another rural hospital cuts services as McGuinty government turns its back LONDON, Ont. – Expanding the scope of practice for Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) can ease the Emergency Room (ER) crisis at Seaforth Community Hospital, says Michael Hurley, President of the ... |
| 2009-01-27 | Attention: News assignment editors, photo editors TORONTO, Ont. – Members of CUPE 3903 and supporters will rally at the Ontario Ministry of Labour offices, 400 University Avenue, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27 in opposition to ... |
| 2009-01-26 | MEDIA AVAILABILITY - CUPE 3903 CUPE 3903 will respond to Premier's statement and back-to-work legislation TORONTO, Ont. – CUPE 3903 spokesperson Tyler Shipley will respond to today's statement by Premier Dalton McGuinty and |
| 2009-01-25 | Back-to-work law is wrong way to settle York strike, says Sid Ryan TORONTO, Ont. – Premier Dalton McGuinty should be telling the York University administration to go back to the bargaining table instead of introducing back-to-work legislation to end the strike by ... |
| 2009-01-23 | Teaching assistants and Carleton University reach “offer of settlement” OTTAWA – Teaching assistants and Carleton University have reached an “offer of settlement” in their contract negotiations, says their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). ... |
| 2009-01-21 | Community living workers across Ontario celebrate their work as 2009 contract negotiations begin TORONTO, Ont. – Thousands of CUPE members working for community living agencies (ACLs) are celebrating Developmental Service Workers Appreciation Day today as their local unions begin contract ... |
| 2009-01-21 | CUPE 3903 members vote “no” on York University offer Union asks to go back to bargaining table TORONTO, Ont. – Over two days of voting, members of CUPE 3903 sent a clear message to the York University administration by rejecting the offer on which they were forced to vote. Members of ... |
| 2009-01-21 | Unbottle It! Tour Leads to Possible Municipal Bans on Bottled Water Across Canada Last night London city council passed a resolution calling on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to urge all municipalities to phase out the sale and purchase of bottled water where ... |
| 2009-01-20 | City of Windsor workers commit to work WINDSOR, Ont. – Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing City of Windsor workers, have been told by the employer representatives that their group asked the ... |
| 2009-01-19 | Chill descends on Israel's critics Sid Ryan's Op Ed In The Toronto Sun January 19, 2009 There's a clear chill in the air. And it's not just coming from the deep freeze of winter that's descended on us. It's coming from the ... |
| 2009-01-15 | CUPE hospital workers meeting in Timmins today to push Province to erase hospital deficits TIMMINS, Ont. – Hospital workers from 18 locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 4000 hospital staff, are meeting in Timmins today to press the provincial government to |
| 2009-01-14 | CUPE Ontario restates position on boycott of academic institutions TORONTO, Ont. – Welcoming a statement issued earlier today by the national officers of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan said his division has been saying for ... |
| 2009-01-12 | City of Peterborough workers reach tentative agreement Peterborough, Ont. – A tentative agreement has been reached between the City of Peterborough and ‘outside' municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), averting ... |
| 2009-01-09 | CUPE has the right idea ... http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=1154527 National Post Published: Thursday, January 08, 2009 Re: Union Calls For Ban On Israeli Professors, Jan. 6. As ... |
| 2009-01-09 | Forced vote on York University offer wastes valuable bargaining time, union says TORONTO, Ont. – After five days of negotiations that brought the two sides significantly closer together, CUPE 3903 is frustrated and disappointed by York University administration's decision to ... |
| 2009-01-09 | Whitby resident launches campaign to put anti-poverty plan in federal budget Sid Ryan to speak at rally Jan. 17 WHITBY, Ont. – Local resident Rebecca Harrison's desire to see an end to poverty has launched a petition campaign to urge local MPP and federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to include a national ... |
| 2009-01-08 | A fair contract will prevent municipal strike: City of Waterloo workers Waterloo, Ont. – City of Waterloo workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are seeking a fair deal for 110 ‘outside' municipal workers, while the City continues to push |
| 2009-01-08 | Carleton Administration stiffs its teaching assistants in bid to force strike Carleton's refusal to pay a “tuition rebate” violates collective agreement, shows bad faith OTTAWA – Teaching assistants at “Canada's Capital University” got a rude surprise over the holidays: they were not paid their “tuition increase protection” rebate, a major part of their ... |
| 2009-01-07 | CUPE hospital workers meeting in Stratford today to push Province to honour funding commitments STRATFORD, Ont. – Hospital workers from 4 locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 2000 hospital staff, are meeting in Stratford today to plan how to press the ... |
| 2009-01-05 | CUPE hospital workers meeting in Kingston today to push Province to honour funding commitments KINGSTON, Ont. – Hospital workers from 15 locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 8000 hospital staff, are meeting in Kingston today to plan how to press the provincial |
| 2009-01-05 | York University Sit-in Resumes TORONTO, Ont. – Beginning at 7p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2009, 15 York University undergraduate and graduate students resumed their sit-in outside the office of York University President Mamdouh ... |