TORONTO – With a global pandemic here and the deadline for labour disruption just around the corner, the leader of Canada’s largest local union today urged the City of Toronto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— Toronto, ON—The President of the Union representing 20,000 City of Toronto ‘Inside’ workers today urged the City to shift its focus from contingency plans to the place
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Local 79, representing over 22,000 inside workers with the City of Toronto, has requested a no-board report in their negotiations with the City, citing a lack
On Friday, February 28, 2020, Local 79 held its annual Black History Month celebration. We were joined by Olivia Nuamah, former executive director of both Pride Toronto and the Atkinson
On Friday, February 7, 2020, Social Planning Toronto released an open letter to Mayor Tory and all Councillors asking for the City to take real steps in the 2020 City Budget to
TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) has filed for conciliation in their negotiations with the City of Toronto, a move that
On January 20, 2020 — CUPE Local 79 President Dave Mitchell attended the City of Toronto’s Budget Committee meeting to present his views on the 2020 City Budget. He told
Members of CUPE Local 79, which represents over 20,000 City workers, turned out in historic numbers on Friday to give their bargaining team a strike mandate in its negotiations with
We all know of the cuts-at-all-costs politician. Or the cranky relative who believes that public services are a waste. But what would happen if these characters came face-to-face with the
The leaders of CUPE Local 79 and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE signed a solidarity pact today, committing the organizations and their members to support one another in bargaining.
