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CUPE 2722 Oxfam Canada workers stage “Big Head” action in downtown Ottawa, as strike enters its fourth week

Oxfam Canada workers staged a public outreach event at Sparks Street and Elgin Street on Wednesday, July 8 as part of their strike campaign aimed at pressuring the employer to return to the bargaining table.

Domestic violence and the workplace: A bargaining guide

This document is for local union officers, bargaining committee members and other activists who want to prevent domestic violence at work and support members who face domestic violence.

Personal support workers to protest new rules that put experienced workers at risk

Personal support worker and president of CUPE 132 Tera Engley is deeply apprehensive about Ontario’s new PSW regulatory body, which impacts 322 workers at her local union at a Durham long-term care home.

CUPE 4865 condemns staffing cuts by school board amid staffing crisis

CUPE 4865 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts despite ongoing concerns about workload pressures and the impact on frontline education workers.

CUPE 3251 members ratify collective agreement that invests in Cornwall’s essential workers

The workers who provide essential public services in Cornwall have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. Members of CUPE 3251 deliver social services for families in crisis, ensure clean drinking water, run recreation programs, and more. They have secured wage increases of 10.25% over three years, along with significant improvements to benefits, paramedical coverage, and shift premiums.

Over 100 long-term care workers rally for better working conditions and wages as for-profit corporation stonewalls in negotiations

On Monday, June 29, over 100 long-term care workers from across the province boarded buses to hold a rally at Extendicare’s head office in Markham.

CUPE 8443 members ratify agreement with Saskatoon Public Schools

CUPE 8443 members have ratified the tentative agreement with Saskatoon Public Schools, following a strong strike mandate delivered by members in May.

Vanderhoof municipal workers in BC ratify new agreement

CUPE 1632 members have voted in favour of ratifying their new collective agreement with the District of Vanderhoof. Mayor and council also ratified the agreement last week.

Extendicare Central Bargaining Table Solidarity Rally

On Monday, June 29, members from locals participating in the Extendicare Central Bargaining table will be boarding buses across the province to hold a rally at Extendicare’s head office in Markham.

Oxfam Canada Board can’t claim to stand for feminism and justice while their workers strike

Two weeks into the strike at Oxfam Canada, CUPE 2722 is calling out the hypocrisy of Oxfam Canada’s Board of Directors and Executive Director Lauren Ravon, who continue to wrap themselves in the language of feminism, equity and justice while workers at their own organization are forced to strike for compassionate and inclusive workplace protections.