CUPE National President Mark Hancock made the following statement today in response to the news Lynx Air will be shutting down operations on Monday. “We are devastated for our members at Lynx and all the employees who lost their jobs today. While this is a hard day for the employees of Lynx, they are better off […]
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Budget 2024 continues the BC NDP’s record of making meaningful investments in the public services that matter to people and communities, and creating and expanding programs that make life more affordable for families, said CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta. “With this budget, the David Eby BC NDP government again demonstrates forward-thinking leadership, making smart and strategic
Three thousand contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants at York University will be on strike Monday morning unless their employer comes back to the table with a real plan to address the affordability crisis. “We’re struggling to make ends meet. Basic needs like housing and food have skyrocketed in price, but the wages for people
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A thousand workers at the University of Toronto, including maintenance workers, caretakers, groundskeepers, veterinary technicians, residence and foodservice staff, and others voted 93% in favour of a strike if their employer does not take action to address the rising cost of living and provide a living wage. “The cost of rent keeps going up. The price
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Dozens of municipal workers from Toronto, members of CUPE 416, and striking members of CUPE 1490, were headed to a Black River-Matheson council meeting when they heard the news that it was cancelled. “The Township is trying to force a new wage grid that slashes wages on average, $2/hour less for new hires,” said Serge Bouchard,
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The agreement reached on December 29, 2023 between the Town of Prévost, in Quebec, and representatives of firefighters with CUPE 7161, SPQ-CUPE fire services sector, is no longer in force. The management of the fire department unilaterally decided to restore a policy of using firefighters from a neighbouring municipality, that it implemented last December. The
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CUPE joins five other unions calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reinstate funding to the main aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza and throughout the region. In a joint letter, the unions urge the Canadian government to reverse its decision to suspend funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
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Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE); Sharleen Stewart, president of SEIU Healthcare; and Kelly-Anne Orr, assistant to the national officers of Unifor released the following joint statement today in response to the Ontario Court of Appeal ruling on Bill 124: “We are pleased to see the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld
CUPE Ontario welcomed the news today that Ontario’s Court of Appeal has denied the Ford government’s appeal of the earlier decision to strike down Bill 124, the wage restraint legislation that was ruled unconstitutional in 2022 by Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice. The union also called on the Conservatives to repair the damage caused by Bill
Following a one-month tour of general meetings, tentative agreements for education sector support staff and professional personnel in the school service centres and CEGEP support staff were accepted by just 58% of the membership. “This result reflects our members’ major disappointment over the government’s failure to recognize the work by support staff. It opted to
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