Today, the City’s Budget Committee is reviewing spending, revenues and staffing for the first three months of 2016. Today’s update shows the City is already running a budget surplus but
The City of Toronto has been reviewing its taxicab regulations as a result of the service provider Uber operating in Toronto. In a report to the Licensing and Standards Committee,
A recent issue of Novae Res Urbis, a publication dedicated to planning issues in Toronto, included a discussion of Public-Private-Partnerships (P3s), also known as ‘alternate financing and procurement’. Mayor John
TORONTO – Members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today ratified collective agreements for the local’s Full-Time, Part-Time Recreation and Unit B Part-Time members with
TORONTO – The bargaining team representing members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today agreed to terms on a tentative four-year contract with
Four locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), in contract negotiations with the City of Toronto, have launched a TV advertising campaign in support of bargaining. “This
Yesterday, City workers announced another fundraising record of $1,580,000 in support of United Way Toronto & York Region. Local 79 was proud to participate in many of this year’s events,
As part of the Innovation Lab’s TEDucation Series, Local 79 President Tim Maguire spoke to an audience of City Staff on October 29th, 2015, addressing the theme of City efforts
After two decades in which jobs have become less secure and full-time work increasingly hard to find, the Ontario Ministry of Labour is reviewing the Labour Relations Act and the
There’s lots to celebrate as Canadian workers, but we keep marching every year in solidarity to defend the gains we’ve made, and for others whose workplace rights need improving.
