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University staff at three Ontario universities have reached another significant milestone towards the creation of a new defined-benefit pension, the University Pension Plan (UPP).   Read more.

The union that represents staff in Ontario’s hospitals is calling on the provincial government to spend more on healthcare over the course of its mandate, arguing that current projections [...]

The 18-year-old man who died after he was electrocuted while performing electrical work at a downtown Toronto condominium building wasn’t registered as an apprentice, a work arrangement that is a [...]

Toronto Uber drivers have joined their counterparts across North America to fight for the ride-hailing giant to recognize them as employees with rights. Read more.

Unionized carpenters are relieved, unionized labourers are thrilled and one open-shop advocate smells something “fishy” after Toronto city council voted overwhelmingly to retain its construction [...]

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says he’s not the least bit surprised that complaints to the province’s ombudsman have jumped by 30 per cent since the Ford government came to [...]

A teachers’ union representative claiming responsibility for an anti-Ford sign that flew over Ford Fest said he had to hire an American company because the Canadian one he approached [...]

Toronto has rejected new provincial legislation that opens public-sector construction work to non-unionized workers, setting the stage for a legal showdown with those shut out of bidding on [...]

The potential of a widespread strike is looming at one of Ontario’s largest electricity producers. Read more.

An arbitrator has ruled in favour of OPSEU on the union’s allegation of an unfair labour practice against Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.   [...]