After returning to the table for the second time since this strike began, negotiations have broken off. After CUPE presented an amended offer, lowering the previous proposal by millions of dollars, representatives of the government and employer once again presented a recycled version of the same deal they’ve been tabling since last August. “The message that […]
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CUPE has submitted a comprehensive response to the federal government’s consultation on reforms to the Canada Labour Code and the federal labour relations framework. In its submission, CUPE says the review should be used as an opportunity to strengthen collective bargaining rights, improve labour peace, and build a fairer economy for working people. CUPE has also
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CUPE 786 members at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton held a rally this morning to protest job cuts. The hospital is eliminating more than 60 positions including personal support workers, clerical and administrative staff in response to provincial underfunding. “The job cuts are unacceptable. There is no logical reason to eliminate positions when we are experiencing a
Health care support workers at Salem Home and Calvary Place, two long-term care facilities that joined CUPE in the past year, have each achieved a first collective agreement. “We are so pleased that the workers at Salem Home and Calvary Place have decided to join CUPE,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “These first agreements
Image Open image in modal CUPE 5678 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Canada District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to eliminate 31.32
The National Sector Council Conference brings together members from across the country to share information about work in their sectors. The conference is a great opportunity to learn and strategize with CUPE leaders and activists. Registration details coming soon. Join us to help make our union and movement even stronger. See you in Halifax this November!
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Image Open image in modal The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for
Image Open image in modal The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis, CCPA Senior Researcher Andrew Longhurst finds that rising hospital
On Thursday 95 per cent of CUPE 4681-02 members voted in favour of strike action following ongoing negotiations with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB). Since the local certified in 2024, the parties have met at the bargaining table 10 times to negotiate a first collective agreement. Earlier this week, the board filed a no-board report,