On Friday, June 8th and 22nd, Local 79 joined the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life (Etobicoke & Scarborough locations, respectively). It was a great event where we laughed, cried,
The following letter was presented to the City’s Budget Committee as a deputation by CUPE Local 79’s President Tim Maguire. In it, Maguire questions the City’s foresight in cutting the
As unionized workers in Toronto, we’ve faced, and continue to face, challenges from employers who want to strip away many of the rights and benefits we’ve struggled to obtain.
As Local 79 turns seventy, Local 79 President Tim Maguire reflects on the union’s great history and on what lies ahead.
This year’s theme is “Nursing – The Health of Our Nation”, reflecting the positive impacts nurses make to the lives and well-being of Canadians.
We must stop the cuts to public services in the Ontario Budget
“What I saw here today was a ray of hope,” Local 79 President Tim Maguire told the City Hall Press Gallery. “Councillors are responding to the public support for the
On April 22, millions of people in over 160 countries will celebrate Earth Day, an event designed to promote a clean and healthy environment.
Part-time recreation employees have ratified a new four-year contract with the City of Toronto.
Negotiators for Local 79 and the City of Toronto have reached a tentative contract agreement covering 8,600 part-time recreation employees. The two sides went back to the bargaining table today
