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The union representing technical, professional and office employees of Hydro-Québec (CUPE 2000), which represents 2400 members, has announced that it has reached a tentative agreement. No other information will be made public until members have had a chance to read the details in the new contract. A tour of general meetings with members in the various regions […]

Community, environmental, civic and labour organizations, in cooperation with Sémaphore, illuminated a wall in downtown Montreal to denounce the excesses of Bill 69, An Act to ensure responsible governance of energy resources and to amend various legislative provisions. Concerned that the Minister of Energy is passing the legislation section by section while disregarding the concerns of

CUPE 417 is proud to announce the ratification of a new Memorandum of Agreement, MOA with Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, RDCRS, representing union members of unit 417-08 who work as vital educational assistants, librarians, and school secretaries in the region’s Catholic school system. Key highlights of the agreement include a wage increase of 3% retroactive

In the first day at the negotiating table in more than two weeks between Canadian Hearing Services, CHS, and CUPE 2073, there were zero proposals exchanged, and no bargaining to speak of. CHS came without a plan move forward, instead bringing list of demands to members, including an end to the public campaign that’s seen dozens

Voters in the recent federal election raised housing as a major concern across the country. Unfortunately, the new Liberal government seems intent on following an old and failed playbook on the housing crisis that prioritizes private sector profit over ensuring everyone has a safe and affordable home. The new minister for housing, Gregor Robertson, has already

The union representing bargaining unit employees at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, WSIB, announced that they will remain on the picket lines this morning. The members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 initiated legal job action on May 21 after talks stalled at the bargaining table ahead of the midnight deadline. The key issues on the table are

After a disappointing budget announcement that skimmed over public education, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is calling for an immediate surge in funding to address the understaffing crisis in schools across the province. This budget does nothing to address the severe understaffing crisis plaguing Ontario schools. Despite a reported $2.6 billion increase to

The union representing about 10,000 hospital and long-term care staff in Ottawa vowed to fight Mayor Sutcliffe’s plan to create ‘bubble zones’ that would prevent health care workers from exercising their charter rights and organizing demonstrations outside their workplaces. “We have a constitutional right to protest, and it must not be taken away,” said Michael Hurley,

Ontario’s largest union condemned the failure of the Ford Conservatives’ budget to meet Ontarians’ needs with a dramatic expansion of public services that would build communities, create jobs and improve lives. “Doug Ford still masquerades as Captain Canada. But as far as Ontarians are concerned, ‘elbows up’ should be about public services, the opportunities they provide

Ford’s announcement that $4 billion in rebates will be paid out to Ontario employers is lauded as a positive step for Ontario, but this is a misdirection. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, WSIB is not taxpayer funded. Employers pay premiums to ensure that when workers get injured on the job, they have coverage to