Month: December 2022

Why attend? Learn from experts, like CUPE’s Senior Economist Angella MacEwan, how to debunk conservative talking points on inflation, wages, and the economy. Build your skills with in-depth training on the elements of a successful campaign. Leave feeling inspired by success stories, political keynotes, and a strong sense of solidarity. This unique event will provide a space for labour …

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Trinity Place Foundation has fired a 33-year-old female employee after she told her employer she wasn’t comfortable working alone with 30 high-risk clients. The foundation primarily serves Calgary seniors with housing needs, but also works with Alberta Health Services to provide housing and social services to vulnerable populations including clients with severe mental health issues. In …

Merry Christmas: you're fired – Calgary social services agency fires employee for refusing to work alone with high-risk clients Read More »

On Tuesday, December 6, just weeks before the Christmas holidays, CUPE 66 emergency dispatchers for the City of Mississauga were told they were immediately being laid off, as a private contractor took over their jobs on the same day. “This was completely unexpected after we had received such exemplary reviews in August,” said Alana Cahill*, one …

City employees shocked by pre-Christmas lay-offs as Mississauga contracts out emergency dispatch services to private firm Read More »

Sessional lecturers, music professionals, writing instructors and sessional instructional assistants at the University of Toronto made important financial gains with a new collective agreement thanks to union-busting Bill 124 being struck down, says CUPE 3902. “Members of Unit 3 came through for students during the pandemic, and yet they faced precarious work and wages that didn’t …

“We made great gains and we’re ready to defend this agreement against attacks”: CUPE 3902 members ratify agreement with UofT, and prepare for a potential Bill 124 appeal Read More »

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) remains caught up in a scandal involving elder abuse, fraud and embezzlement. The public retirement plan is the largest investor in Orpea, a for-profit corporation that is accused of rationing food and incontinence products in its European long-term care homes. The CPPIB owns 15% of Orpea and holds two seats …

Canadian Pension Fund embroiled in senior care scandal Read More »