Paint the Province Purple

We will be asking community members to show their support for public education by displaying lawn or window signs and by signing a petition calling on the Provincial Government to increase funding for public education.  

https://cupe.ca/events/national-indigenous-peoples-day

From CUPE.CA

On June 21, as part of National Indigenous History Month, we acknowledge the ongoing, fierce advocacy of our Indigenous members and Indigenous communities across the country. CUPE acknowledges that it is more important than ever to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples to their unceded territories, as well as to preserve and protect their cultures and languages.

CUPE stands in solidarity with Indigenous nations, communities and organizations and is committed to continuing to work toward reconciliation, and to respect our ongoing treaty relationships.

As part of our ongoing efforts to foster reconciliation in our workplaces and communities, we encourage all CUPE members to participate in National Indigenous Peoples Day by sharing in events on the day, and to take time to learn and reflect on the ongoing harm caused by colonialism and Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.

Water is Life — Artist Aaron Paquette

Join us at Skeleton Park on April 28, 2026, to acknowledge the National Day of Mourning.  Organized by the Kingston & District Labour Council, there will be a minute of silence for those workers who have been killed or injured on the job.

From CUPE:

We mourn the loss of four members of our CUPE family in 2025:

• Miguel Escalante Ledesma, CUPE 1000, Ontario
• Nabil El-Ahmed, CUPE 5167, Ontario
• Kulbir Kalia, CUPE 3338, British Columbia
• Jose Castillo, CUPE 416, Ontario

We also mourn the very recent loss of the following members:

• Richard Anstett, CUPE 79, Ontario
• Neil Harris, CUPE 54, Ontario

We hope you will join CUPE members and workers around the world in renewing our shared commitment to preventing workplace injuries and deaths and ensuring the health and safety of all workers.

Cornwall’s Essential Services – CUPE Ontario

Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 19-25) highlights the important role public libraries play in our communities. And as Ontarians, we love our libraries.

What can you do to support your library workers?

• Visit your library and thank the staff.
• Tell your councillor that you appreciate the great work library workers do in your community – and remind them that properly funded library services are a priority for you in the municipal budget.
• Tell someone about a library service you learned about recently – there are many stellar programs and services.
• Get a library card. The tool on this page will help you get or renew a card.

In Ontario, if a child needs autism services, they’re put on a waitlist alongside 61,000 other kids. Meanwhile, 52,000 adults with developmental disabilities are stuck on waitlists for support.  Children’s Aid agencies across the province are warehousing kids in motels and office buildings because there aren’t enough placements.

Waitlists. Broken promises. Crumbling social services.

Doug Ford has underfunded our community services to the point of crisis — and it’s pushing workers into poverty.

Social workers, child therapists, addictions counsellors, shelter workers, legal aid staff, and countless other frontline social services workers are some of the lowest paid workers in the public sector. Ford’s Bill 124 capped public sector workers’ wage increases at 1% at a time of skyrocketing inflation, forcing workers to turn to food banks, moonlight in second jobs, and rack up debt.

JOIN THE FIGHT NOW!  Sign here:  https://worthfightingfor.ca/

Join the campaign!  Click on the link below to learn more and sign the e-action.

Because Public Health Matters