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Holiday party at the Sheraton sold out

30 September 2019Featured News, Latest News, News

Tickets for Local 79's Holiday Party are sold out.For those who were able to purchase a ticket, the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel has reserved a number of rooms for Local 79 members at a discounted rate of $159.00. Contact their Reservations Center at 1- 888- 627- 7175 with group code ...

Hundreds of Local 79 members march in the 2019 Labour Day Parade

02 September 2019Featured News, Latest News, Multimedia, News

We extend our thanks to all the Local 79 members who attended the Labour Day Parade on Monday, September 2, 2019. Hundreds of us marched through the streets of Toronto in our blue t-shirts with thousands of other union members to show our union pride. This year's theme, as designated ...

Local 79 hosts 2019 Equity Symposium on addressing bias in the workplace

03 June 2019Featured News, Latest News, News

On Monday, June 3, 2019 — CUPE Local 79 held its annual Equity Symposium, an event jointly organized with the City of Toronto. The Equity Symposium is a training event for union stewards and management that focuses on an equity-related issue each year. This was the 12th annual Equity Symposium ...

Hundreds rally in support of Bridgepoint Hospital workers

30 May 2019Featured News, Latest News, Multimedia, News

On May 30, hundreds of CUPE Ontario members marched up to Mount Sinai Hospital to join Local 79 for a rally to support Bridgepoint workers, who are being mistreated by their employer: Sinai Health Systems. CUPE Local 79 has been working towards negotiating a fair collective agreement for our Bridgepoint Hospital ...

87% of PSWs and RPNs at Toronto-run long-term care homes experience violence

09 April 2019Featured News, Multimedia, News, News Releases

Staff at the City of Toronto ten, long-term care homes– particularly racialized workers – experience a high level of violence, abuse and harassment, a newly released poll of front-line long-term care workers has found.The poll is the first time that CUPE Local 79 has surveyed its long-term care members – ...

Media advisory: First-ever violence poll of staff at City-run, long-term care homes released Tuesday – 12:30 p.m. at Toronto City Hall

09 April 2019News, News Releases

TORONTO, ON – The findings of a new poll that probed the frequency and type of violence staff experience at City of Toronto-run, long-term care homes, will be released Tuesday, April 9 (2019) at 12:30 p.m. at Toronto City Hall – Second Floor – Reception A. In addition to incidence of violence, ...

Responding to Ford government safe injection site funding cuts

04 April 2019Featured News, Letters, News

CUPE Local 79 strongly supports Toronto’s supervised consumption and treatment services and the life saving work that harm reduction workers do every day. Our members in Toronto Public Health keep our city healthy by providing health clinics, nutrition programs, and working to stop infectious diseases. The front-line workers at Toronto Public ...

Local 79 celebrates Black history month

29 January 2019Featured News, Multimedia, News

Thank you to everyone who was able to celebrate Black History Month with us at the end of February. We were joined by prominent journalist Desmond Cole, who drew parallels with his family’s history and personal experiences in Toronto with the ongoing challenges that Black Canadians face. NBA legend Jamaal ...

Local 79 Holiday Party at the Sheraton

11 January 2019Featured News, Latest News, News

On December 14, 2018 — Local 79' held its 2019 Holiday Party at the Sheraton Hotel's Dominion Ballroom. Thanks to our fantastic Master of Ceremony Andrew Cox, and to Soul Food and DJ Kester for the music! Thank you to Snapdragon Studios for the great photos. Click here to view our ...

Celebrating the work of our Human Rights Committee!

21 December 2018Featured News, Latest News, News

CUPE Local 79's Human Rights Committee has had a busy December, and we'd like to acknowledge their great work. At a recent Human Rights Committee meeting, members opted to donate their meeting honorariums to the Daily Bread Foodbank, raising $200. The Committee also ran a winter clothing drive this December, and were ...

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