Starting on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2018 — Local 79 members who work for the Toronto Community Housing Corporation began dressing in blue on Wednesdays to show support as their Local
Local 79 will join in the International Women’s Day march and rally on March 3, 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. at OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. W. Look for the CUPE Local
On Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 — Local 79 celebrated Black History Month to our best-ever attended annual event! Attendees were treated to five fantastic guest speakers: Ken Amoroso, Past CUPE
Contracting out and privatization is risky, costs more, and reduces the reliability of public services. Last week, the collapse of Carillion in the UK shook policy-makers and public service providers.
On January 10th, 2018 — Local 79 Vice President Jason Chan participated in the City’s consultations on the 2018 City Budget, telling the Budget Committee that after many years of budget
CUPE Local 79’s 2018-2020 Executive have taken office. Click here to learn a bit about each member of the Executive Committee. Local 79 President Dave Mitchell ran on a plank of
On Monday November 20th, 2017, the City’s Community Development & Recreation Committee (CDRC) called for the Mayor to declare a state of emergency and immediately open 1000 additional shelter beds
Toronto’s homeless are under-housed and our shelters are understaffed. More than 5,000 people use Toronto’s shelter system on any given night. Shelters are consistently above the 90% occupancy rate set
Waitlists for recreation programs have grown by 74% over the last three years to 198,236 and, if nothing is done, the waitlist will grow to 400,000 by 2025. Click here
Toronto waitlists for Recreation programs expected to grow to 400,000 if nothing is done. Help us push for expanding programs across the City. A new report going before the City’s
