By: Denise Martins (Communications Officer)
On September 14th 2016, CUPE Ontario announced that they’ll be launching a lawsuit against the Ontario Government (Premier Kathleen Wynne, Finance Minister Charles Sousa and former Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli) for malfeasance for their move to privatize our hydro systems without consent from the public.
By: Tamara Williams (Vice-President)
This November 28, 2016 your Union invites all Stewards to refresh their stewarding skills at this year’s Stewards Council Meeting.
Dear Black Lives Matter,
CUPE 1281 continues to stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Toronto and all Black Lives Matter chapters.
Dear Mayor Crombie:
On Monday July 4th, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1281 voted to support the efforts of our colleagues at Local 1989 to reach a fair and equitable contract with the City of Mississauga. We look forward to delivering our donation to the local’s strike efforts in the coming days. We also want to take a moment to address you directly.
On Monday July 4th, delegates from across all sub-locals met for CUPE 1281’s annual convention.Thank you for all your support in making this convention happen. There were 54 attendees present (including 3 staff, 1 chair, and 1 guest) and 31 different workplaces were represented!