March 2022

Eliminating daytime custodial services is an ill-conceived plan that will leave Victoria schools less clean and healthy, lead to increased spread of common illnesses, and more student and staff absences due to illness, says Victoria school support workers. CUPE 382 is calling on Victoria School District 61 to reverse its decision to cut these critical services. […]

The looming threat of planned yet unannounced tax cuts urges us to finally institute changes to our tax system to fund the services we rely on, says CUPE Ontario. “Years of underfunding to vital public services, clearly exposed in the last two years, caused people to endure so much pain and suffering,” said Fred Hahn,

CUPE is donating $50,000 to the global labour movement’s humanitarian relief effort in Ukraine. Our union joins Public Services International (PSI) and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) in supporting workers and their families affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Donations are going to a common solidarity fund established by the European Trade

Deal comes after long negotiations About 300 employees at Red Deer Catholic School District have a first contract with their employer. The employees include educational assistants, library workers, and clerical staff. The deal provides modest wage increases, job protections, seniority provisions and a means to settle disputes when they arise between employees and the district. The contract

Lazhar Zouaïmia, a member of the Syndicat des technologues d’Hydro-Québec (CUPE 957) and a long-time activist with Amnesty International’s French-Canadian Section, was arrested in Algeria on February 19, 2022 just as he was about to fly back to Canada after a stay with his family. He is a Canadian citizen with dual citizenship. His union, which

The Fraternité des travailleurs et travailleuses du préhospitalier du Québec (FTPQ), which represents some 600 paramedics who work for 18 different employers and are scattered throughout six regions in Quebec, demonstrated this morning in front of the offices of the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé. Their collective agreement expired on March 31, 2020.

The Syndicat des technologues d’Hydro-Québec (CUPE 957) denounces the arrest of one of its members in Algeria and wants to publicize his case to pressure the federal government into doing all it can to repatriate this Canadian citizen quickly. “Lazhar Zouaïmia is an engaged Quebec citizen and an exemplary employee of Hydro-Québec. According to information we

For International Women’s Day we collectively acknowledge the contribution women make to better Ontarians’ lives. “While we celebrate women’s efforts from all walks of life, it’s imperative that we call out our provincial government for pushing wage and workplace policies that hurt economic equality and the health – both physical and mental – of hundreds

Long-term care (LTC) corporation, Revera, has announced significant changes to its ownership and operations which will treat LTC facilities as commodities to be bought and sold for profit rather than homes and workplaces. This corporate shell game hurts LTC residents and workers. On March 1, Revera announced that it reached a tentative agreement to sell its

A new report examining executive compensation at the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), released today by CUPEOntario, reinforces the urgent need for an independent review of the pension plan. The report, “High Pay, Low Returns: Why are OMERS Executives Paid So Much?”, used publicly available data to compare compensation received by the top five executives