Labor News

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frustrated by the deteriorating conditions at their hospital and aghast at the recently announced job cuts, health care workers at Bruyere will be holding a rally outside the Saint-Vincent hospital site on Monday, March 23. “There is no room for staffing cuts at Bruyere,” said Douglas Currier, the president of CUPE 4540, representing more than 800 workers at Bruyere. “We will do everything we can to not only avoid layoffs, but to improve staffing ratios and the quality...

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Markham, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the past several months, the Markham-Stouffville hospital has consistently operated at over 120 per cent capacity due to a shortage of staffed beds. The crowded hallways are lined up with patients often enduring debilitating pain – some who suffer lasting consequences due to long wait-times. Health care workers, who have been at their wits end trying to manage patient flow and provide the best service possible, have been imploring management for more resources....

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VICTORIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 1,200 workers for the Capital Regional District (CRD) have ratified a new collective agreement. Members of CUPE 1978 voted in favour of ratifying the agreement reached on February 24, after 12 months of bargaining. The Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association Board of Directors ratified the agreement on March 16. “CUPE 1978 members in the CRD play a crucial role in delivering vital public services that over 460,000 people depend on every day. This new collec...

New Glasgow, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glen Haven Manor long term care workers, represented by CUPE 2330, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate, with 100% of ballots casted voting in favour. Like their fellow CUPE 2330 bargaining units—Maritime Odd Fellows and Valley View Villa—they are calling for improved wages and recruitment and retention initiatives. “It’s unfortunate that it’s come to this,” admitted CUPE 2330 President Betty Best. “We all wanted to reach a fair deal through...

STELLARTON, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Valley View Villa, represented by CUPE 2330, have held strike votes, with 100% of those who voted casting ballots in favour of a strike mandate. These workers join thousands of other CUPE long term care workers who have voted overwhelmingly to strike in the past few months. “As long term care workers, it’s become clear we’re reaching a breaking point,” explained CUPE 2330 President Betty Best. “We do everything we can so that our resi...

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The annual convention of the Alberta Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Alberta) will take place this Wednesday to Friday in Edmonton at the Westin Hotel. CUPE Alberta represents 44,000 Albertans working for municipalities, school districts, health care agencies, as well as workers in the post-secondary, social services, museums and library sectors. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal expects discussion to revolve around multiple issues fac...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ford Conservatives’ plan to privatize Ontario’s water was conclusively exposed today as leaders from CUPE Ontario and the Ontario NDP were joined by a lawyer from Goldblatt Partners LLP to release a legal opinion that reveals the true intent of Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025. CUPE Ontario commissioned a legal review of Schedule 16 of Bill 60 as part of the union’s fight against the Ford government’s plans to privatize publicly owned regiona...

SYDNEY, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers from Harbourstone Enhanced Care, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1183, have voted 87% in favour of a strike mandate, making them the 39th CUPE long term care home to take this action. “As long-term care workers, we don’t do this job for the money or the praise, certainly not the notoriety—we do it because we genuinely care about the residents in these homes, about their families, and we want to do our part in making their lives...