5 June 2024

Privatization of cleaning and other support services will increase threat of superbug infections, cautions CUPE at rally outside Etobicoke General Hospital

Union protests hospital’s plan to contract out cleaning, portering, waste management, and laundry […]
4 June 2024

OCHU/CUPE announces rallies to protest Ford government’s expansion of private, for-profit clinics

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) blasted the government’s […]
4 June 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Privatization will increase risk of superbug infections, warn hospital workers ahead of rally on Wednesday at Etobicoke General Hospital

Event Information Begins: 5 June 2024Location: Etobicoke, ON CUPE 145 hospital workers will […]
4 June 2024

In the face of hollowed out services and plummeting morale, over 90% of workers at Kinark Child and Family Services sign petition demanding change

PETERBOROUGH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– When young people in Peterborough and Northumberland County are in […]
30 May 2024

Springwater Public Library workers vote to join CUPE

SPRINGWATER, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Library workers in the Springwater Public Library system have voted […]
29 May 2024

News Media Canada calls for new applications for Local Journalism Initiative 2024-2025

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– News Media Canada is inviting news media organizations to submit […]
29 May 2024

Médias d’Info Canada lance un appel à candidatures pour l’Initiative de journalisme local 2024-2025

TORONTO, ON –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– Médias d’Info Canada invite les organismes de presse à soumettre […]
28 May 2024

Black River-Matheson municipal workers vote in favour of agreement, officially ending months-long strike

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of CUPE Local 1490 have voted in favour […]
23 May 2024

CUPE Local 2 celebrates historic court of appeal victory affirming right to strike

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– CUPE Local 2 is thrilled with today’s landmark decision by […]
21 May 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Workers & Families Can’t Wait: Home and community health care workers to deliver petition PC MPP Todd Smith urging PC government to offer a fair wage proposal

Event Information Begins: 22 May 2024Location: Belleville, ON Home care workers say that […]
16 May 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Workers & Families Can’t Wait: Home and community health care workers to deliver petition PC MPP Nina Tangri urging PC government to offer a fair wage proposal

Event Information Begins: 17 May 2024Location: Mississauga, ON Home care workers say that […]
15 May 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Workers & Families Can’t Wait: Home and community health care workers to deliver petition to Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones, PC MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford urging PC government to offer a fair wage proposal

Event Information Begins: 16 May 2024Locations: Orangeville, ON; Brampton, ON; Etobicoke, ON Home […]
14 May 2024

CUPE members at Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation vote 96% in favour of strike action

WINDSOR, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Workers at the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (WECHC) have […]
14 May 2024

Twenty child protection agencies Ontario are warehousing young people in motels, hotels, and short-term rentals

New survey conducted by Canadian Union of Public Employees finds two-thirds of agencies […]
13 May 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: CUPE Ontario to hold press conference on crisis in the child welfare sector

Event Information Begins: 14 May 2024Location: Toronto, ON TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Tomorrow marks […]