Love is Love – A Video by the CUPE Local 786 Social Committee
Love is Love - a Video by the CUPE Local 786 Social Committee A big thank you to the Social Committee for putting this video together!
Health & Safety Resource & Information Communicator Wanted
Do you work at one of St. Joseph's Healthcare satellite facilities? Are you interested in becoming a Health & Safety Resource and information communicator for CUPE Local 786? If so please email Katie Codispodi.
#PublicServiceSavesLives – A Poem by El Jones
El Jones, a spoken word artist and former CUPE member, delivered a powerful performance of her original poem "#PublicServicesSaveLives" on day three of the CUPE Ontario Convention 2021. The piece was specifically written for this event.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21 is usually a day of celebration for Indigenous peoples, however, this year is a much more challenging time as Indigenous communities across the country mourn the recent discovery of 215 Indigenous children buried at a mass grave site at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in BC.
Front-line Hospital Workers Say They Feel Betrayed by the Province
Sonja Bernhard used to sit in her car and cry at the end of a shift at the Hamilton long-term care home where she had been deployed to help with the pandemic. Like other front-line health workers, the registered practical nurse found working during the pandemic physically and emotionally gruelling. She continues to deal with fallout from it.
Repeal Bill124 Rally, June 19th at 11:00am via Zoom
Repeal Bill124 Rally, June 19th at 11:00am via Zoom. Sign up here to join in.
Repeal Bill 124 – Download the Stickers Here
Thank you to all of the health care workers represented by SEIU and CUPE who will be wearing stickers today calling for the repeal of Bill 124. This legislation restricts bargaining on wages to 1% a year in each of 3 years, at a time when inflation is surging. In April inflation was 3.4% year over year. The legislation also prevents us from bargaining access to psychological counselling and paid sick leave for those who don't have it. We will be ramping up this campaign over the summer.
Stop the Real Wage Cuts
Please help us with the upcoming sticker day. 60,000 hospital workers represented by CUPE and SEIU protest June 14, calling on the PC government to scrap its law limiting wage increases to 1% for each of the next 3 years. Inflation was 3.4% in April year over year.
A History of Pride in Canada
Joseph DiFlaviano, CUPE Ontario Pink Triangle Committee Member, gives a brief history of Pride in Canada where we have our own roots in celebrating LGBTQ rights.