Established in 1963, CUPE is Canada’s largest union with over 628,000 members and more than 70 offices across the country. Its membership includes workers in health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, airlines and many other vital industries. The union is democratic at all levels, from local meetings to national conventions. Rank-and-file members determine how it operates, where it stands on key issues, and the objectives it sets for the future.
recreation centres
Dozens
of public health offices
recreation centres
employment resources centres
City-operated
child care programs
Dozens
of public health offices
Our mission has remained the same since inception: to advocate for better working conditions on behalf of the men and women who keep Toronto running. When the Charter was first dedicated, we represented 1,400 workers at Toronto’s City Hall and Riverdale Hospital. Today, we’re proud to stand together with more than 30,000 members, both full- and part-time.
We serve as nurses, child care workers, planners, clerks, social service employees, cleaners, court services staff, ambulance dispatchers and hundreds of other roles supporting our communities. Toronto works, lives and grows thanks to the passion and commitment of Local 79.
Hundreds
of programs, classes and summer camps
City-operated long-term care facilities and supportive housing
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
An internationally recognized, 464-bed rehabilitation and complex care centre
TCHC
Community housing for more than 164,000 Torontonians
Hundreds
of programs, classes and summer camps
City-operated long-term care facilities and supportive housing
Bridgepoint Hospital
An internationally recognized, 464-bed rehabilitation and complex care centre
TCHC
Community housing for more than 164,000 Torontonians
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Keeping Toronto at its best is what gets us up every morning. The work is worth it. And so are we.