News Releases

26 February 2024

Les travailleuses et les parents s’opposent à la fermeture d’une garderie francophone et ont gain de cause

TORONTO, ON –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– Quelques semaines à peine après qu’une garderie de Toronto ait […]
26 February 2024

Workers and parents push back against closure to keep Francophone child care centre open

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Just weeks after a Toronto child care operator announced the […]
21 February 2024

“CUPE will not let striking workers be intimidated and criminalized”: CUPE challenges Black River-Matheson trespassing notice

MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Following last week’s trespassing notice against striking Black River-Matheson municipal […]
21 February 2024

Rallying at the Perley gates: health care staff demand better working and living conditions at residential care facility

 84 per cent of CUPE 870 workers say they are not staffed well […]
21 February 2024

Developmental service workers say enough is enough, delivering near unanimous strike vote

PEMBROKE, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Morale is plummeting, and workers are being chased from Community […]
20 February 2024

BioTalent Canada and CASTL partner to support talent development in Canada’s biomanufacturing sector

OTTAWA, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences […]
20 February 2024

BioTalent Canada et CASTL établissent un partenariat pour soutenir le développement des talents dans le secteur canadien de la biofabrication

OTTAWA, ON –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– L’Alliance canadienne pour les compétences et la formation en sciences […]
17 February 2024

Workers Hit by Scabs in More Acts of Anti-Worker Violence on Northern Ontario Picket Line, Criminal Charges Needed as Bare Minimum

Doug Ford’s Conservative government must ban scabs if there’s any sincerity to his […]
14 February 2024

After 21 months without a contract, developmental service workers deliver super-majority petition demanding a fair deal from Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley

PEMBROKE, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Developmental service work is meaningful and essential – but it […]
13 February 2024

“We wanted the township to hear us at the meeting but they’ll hear our voices anyway”: Black River-Matheson council meeting cancelled ahead of solidarity caravan of Toronto municipal workers

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Dozens of municipal workers from Toronto, members of CUPE […]
7 February 2024

New numeracy program aims to help Canadians build much-needed math skills

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– National literacy organization ABC Life Literacy Canada today announced the […]
7 February 2024

Un nouveau programme d’introduction au calcul cherche à aider les Canadiennes et Canadiens à acquérir des compétences indispensables en mathématiques

TORONTO, ON –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– L’organisme national d’alphabétisation ABC Alpha pour la vie Canada a […]
5 February 2024

CUPE members at Huron Perth Public Health in conciliation after nearly three years of bargaining

HURON PERTH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– After nearly three years of contract talks and still […]
29 January 2024

Developmental service workers deliver super-majority petition, push back against forced overtime

ESSEX, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Amanda Hodgkins had been working at Community Living Essex County […]
25 January 2024

Kitchener Public Library workers join CUPE

KITCHENER, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– In a strong vote on Wednesday, staff at the Kitchener […]
24 January 2024

Rescue 7 Joins Pickleball Canada to Help Save Lives and Further Health and Safety

MARKHAM, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Rescue 7 Inc., a leading national health and safety training […]
24 January 2024

Nominations Are Now Open for the 16th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, Presented by Western Union

Bringing people and communities together by celebrating diverse stories TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– With 1.5 […]
23 January 2024

Breathe easy: doctors share tips to protect your health at home

MATTE ARTICLE WORD COUNT: 838 words Click here for photos Taking steps to […]
22 January 2024

“We won’t be forced into a contract. We’ll go on strike instead”: Black River-Matheson municipal workers now on strike

MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– After being locked out for 15 weeks, Black River-Matheson municipal […]
19 January 2024

“We overwhelmingly rejected an offer forced on us”: Locked out Black River-Matheson municipal workers continue to fight for better wages for all

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Locked out Black River-Matheson municipal workers have overwhelmingly rejected […]