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
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.
On December 11, 2019 — Local 79 President Dave Mitchell offered his feedback to the City of Toronto’s Executive Committee on the commissioned Ernst & Young LLP (EY) ‘Value-Based Outcomes
In September, TCHC announced its intentions to restructure. Since then, Local 79 has met with management and attended meetings hosted by Chief Operating Officer Sheila Penny. In those meetings, TCHC committed to creating
Local 79’s Bargaining Committee has finished reviewing members’ bargaining survey responses and has drafted its bargaining proposals. These proposals will be presented to the City of Toronto once bargaining commences,
Local 79 President Dave Mitchell has joined a group of academics, business leaders and experts in signing an open letter urging Waterfront Toronto, the organization administering the redevelopment of Toronto’s
We’re helping the Ontario Health Coalition organize a massive rally to save our health care services from cuts, closures, and mergers. There will be live music, speakers, noisemakers, visual presentations,
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
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
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
