News by subject: LABOUR/PERSONAL ISSUES

Negotiations between Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) and the Toronto Zoo have ended with no further talks scheduled at this time. "At this time, we are waiting for the Zoo's negotiating team to respond to our...

"The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is not doing enough to ensure the Digby General Hospital is being used to full capacity," says Carl Crouse, CUPE national representative. "Right now, there are approximately half of the 33 beds sitting empty,...

Twenty-eight education workers received layoff notices this week from their employer, the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board (CBVRSB). The workers, who are members of CUPE Local 5050, include 23 teaching assistants, two secretaries, two...

Negotiators for Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) and the Toronto Zoo will resume bargaining this afternoon, one week after a breakdown in talks led to a strike at Canada's largest zoo. "The only place where...

Earlier today the Auditor General released their audit of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, revealing that recent 2014 reforms and the economic downturn have done little to curb the rampant abuse of the program. According to the Auditor...

?Preliminary results from a survey of CUPE custodians throughout B.C. indicate that a startling number of janitors-55.4 per cent-are not able to maintain schools to meet their own expectations for a clean, safe and healthy school environment....

On Wednesday, May 17, at 10:00 AM EST, Express Employment Professionals will release the results of a comparative national survey of 1,500 unemployed Canadians and 1,500 unemployed Americans conducted by Harris Poll. The survey has new data...

227 workers with the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) will return to the jobs they love on Monday, May 15th, following today's ratification of the tentative settlement negotiated by their union earlier this week. The workers, represented by the...

Like in other Ontario communities, Hamilton area long-term care residents receive less care from less staff than just about anywhere elsewhere in Canada, a report being released Monday in Hamilton has found. The new research by the Canadian...

Thousands of delegates representing unions from across Canada hosted a street party in Toronto's financial sector at lunchtime today. Delegates, observers and guests of the Canadian Labour Congress' 28th Constitutional Convention flew flags...

More than 400 zookeepers, horticulturists, trades people, maintenance, administration and public relations staff, concession and ride operators at Canada's largest zoo have commenced strike action against their employer, the Toronto Zoo. "We...

A lockout or strike at the Toronto Zoo is a 'very real' possibility that would have a major impact on thousands of animals, the President of Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) warned today. "Job security isn't...

Following a marathon day of bargaining in which some progress was made, negotiators for Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) will return to the table this morning in an effort to conclude negotiations with the Toronto Zoo...

Canada's unions are celebrating an announcement by Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, that Canada will finally ratify the International Labour Organization's Convention 98. The minister confirmed the news...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), has reached a tentative settlement with the CHS. The tentative deal, if ratified by both parties, ends a nine-week-old...

Teachers at the Islamic Foundation School in Scarborough voted overwhelmingly to join the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 175 on May 1. The Union believes this to be the first Islamic school to unionize in Canada. "The...

More than 3,000 delegates representing local, regional and national unions from across the country will gather at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from May 8 to May 12 for the CLC's 28th Constitutional Convention. Every three years,...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), will continue mediated talks with CHS on May 5th, 6th and 7th, in an effort to reach a resolution to the eight-week old...

Striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), members of Local 2073 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2073), will be joined tomorrow by their allies in the community and in the Labour movement for a rally in front of the...

With a May 11 deadline fast approaching, members of Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) today came to Toronto City Hall, calling on the Toronto Zoo's Board of Management to 'get serious' about negotiating a fair...

The problem of patient and family member violence against nurses and other health care staff is widespread and Kingston area nurses who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 want something done. Violent assaults occur...

Restoring hospital funding to deal with population and inflationary pressures is a priority for many Ontarians and the political party that delivers will reap the benefits in the next election, said the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE)...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), will enter mediated talks with CHS on May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, in an effort to reach a resolution to the eight-week...

Despite telegraphing a much-needed provincial funding injection into hospitals in last week's budget, "Ontario's Liberals again didn't deliver for hospital patients," says Michael Hurley president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions...

Two Ontario nurses were at Queen's Park to tell MPPs from all parties that they want "something meaningful" for Nursing Week this May. "We need your help to discourage the wave of violent assaults by patients and patients' families on Ontario nurses...

CUPE Local 1816, representing more than 600 employees of the benefits provider Pacific Blue Cross (PBC), filed 72-hour strike notice today, putting the union in a possible strike position on Thursday (May 4). The parties met on Sunday to try...

May Day is a day to recognize workers' struggles all over the world. Born out of the struggle for the 8-hour work day more than a century ago, it is a day to celebrate the achievements that generations of union women and men have won by fighting for...

Delegates to CUPE BC's 54th annual convention today elected a new Executive Board to lead the union for the next two years. CUPE BC President Paul Faoro and Secretary-Treasurer Trevor Davies were acclaimed to continue in their roles, and...

On Sunday afternoon, workers from across Alberta will be rallying in support of an Employment Standards Code with real teeth and a Labour Code that allows people to exercise their constitutional right to join unions and bargain collectively. Neither...

This morning during his address to the bi-annual convention of the Alberta Federation of Labour, president Gil McGowan officially launched the Unstack the Deck campaign. The campaign calls on the government to update Alberta's Labour Code so that...

The Ball Government is about to build two health care facilities in Corner Brook using public-private partnerships (P3s), even though auditor generals, researchers and journalists across Canada continue to report on P3 failures and the waste of...

On Monday April 24 Saskatchewan Education Minister Don Morgan announced that the Provincial Government would be completely restoring the $4.8 million in funding cuts to Saskatchewan's libraries. Don Morgan was quoted by CBC as saying "We've...

Express Employment Professionals released new survey results today revealing traits that are most important to businesses when hiring job candidates. In a survey of 1,030 businesses, respondents were asked to "rate the following traits in...

Over the lunch hour, hundreds of people rallied outside government offices in support of members of CUPE Local 2073, the striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS). The 227 workers, who provide vital services to the Deaf and Hard of...

On this 33rd annual National Day of Mourning, Prevention Link remembers and pays respect to the many Ontario and Canadian workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness because of work-related incidents. We also honour the many families...

In a pre-budget press conference at Queen's Park, the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Fight for $15 and Fairness laid out what the Ontario government can do to stop the rise of precarious work and ensure all jobs in Ontario are decent jobs....

It's time for the Liberal government to focus on improving working conditions for all workers rather than helping their friends and donors, said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, standing in solidarity with dozens of community and labour...

CUPE Local 4951-01 and the Caledonia Early Care and Learning Centre have signed off on a first collective agreement that provides stability for the non-profit society while offering better conditions for its employees. The Centre, which is...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) congratulates the Ontario New Democratic Party on its recent announcement to create the province's first universal Pharma Care program if elected in 2018. According to the plan, all Ontarians, including the 2.2...

After being on strike for nearly two months, members of Local 2073 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2073) and their supporters will send a message to their employer, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) and the government ministries that...

Unions and families of workers killed on the job are asking the federal government to do more to enforce laws holding employers criminally accountable for workplace death and injury. The call will be the focus of cross-Canada events marking this...

There will be a rally to call for increased health care funding on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 12:00 noon at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. The rally will feature Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National president Mark...

The Canadian Labour Congress will host a news conference on Monday, April 24th to talk about the National Day of Mourning and this year's focus on enforcing the Westray Law. What:...

Lawyers for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), have filed an unfair labour practice complaint at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). The workers...

The Canadian Labour Congress will host a news conference on Monday, April 24th to talk about the National Day of Mourning and this year's focus on enforcing the Westray Law. What:...

Fasken Martineau today released the results of its annual employer Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) survey which reveals that many Canadian companies could be at risk for OHS legislation violations, which not only jeopardize workers' safety but...

This morning Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray and federal Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu announced a 24-month pilot program to ensure that employers can no longer use the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in...

Like in other Ontario communities, Ottawa area long-term care residents receive less care from less staff than just about anywhere elsewhere in Canada, a report being released tomorrow (Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 11 a.m.) in Ottawa has found....

CUPE Local 1816, representing more than 600 employees of the benefits provider Pacific Blue Cross (PBC), have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action after a strike vote held yesterday. The strike vote came after several rounds of bargaining...

Municipal workers in White Rock are taking action and have organized a community forum to discuss the future of solid waste services (garbage, recycling and green waste) as the City seriously considers privatizing this community service....