On the eve of the Provincial Legislature’s dissolution ahead of a June election, the head of Ontario’s largest Union called a failed last-minute effort by the governing Liberals and the [...]
OSSTF founded the first Education Week in Ontario 88 years ago to celebrate the excellence of public education. It is natural, that as part of that week, we acknowledge the contribution of [...]
National Nursing Week – May 7 to May 13 – is an opportunity to recognize nurses for keeping the pulse of Canada’s health care system strong. Read more.
More than 1,900 Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) staff have voted to be represented by Canada’s largest health care union – the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Read More.
Despite the challenges women in the trades face, the Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board are trying to show both male and female high school [...]
Last Wednesday, 400 striking inside and outside workers, paramedics and library employees held a noon hour rally outside Cornwall’s municipal offices. After nearly one week of strike action by [...]
The bargaining team for part-time support workers at Ontario’s 24 public colleges have began negotiations for their very first collective agreement. Read More.
Susan Gapka, a member of both CUPE National and CUPE Ontario Pink Triangle committees, has a new tool to open doors for people too often excluded: a Key to the City of Toronto. Read More.
The Kincardine Pride Parade and Celebration next month has attracted a major sponsor. Read More.
Unions have not traditionally been associated with millennials or white-collar jobs, but things are changing. Young people are bringing a new energy to the movement that has been gaining momentum [...]
