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Apr 07, 2022, 13:50 ET Second-Class Minimum Wage becomes Law in Ontario

OTTAWA, April 7, 2022 /CNW/ - Gig Workers United and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers condemn Bill 88, passed today by the Ford government, which modifies minimum employment standards for...

Mar 01, 2022, 15:26 ET "CUPW says No to Half-Steps and Second-Class Worker Status for Gig Workers"

OTTAWA, ON, March 1, 2022 /CNW/ - The Ford government introduced legislation yesterday, Bill 88 or the Working for Workers Act, with sub-standard rights and conditions for app-based gig workers. The...

Dec 09, 2021, 16:08 ET OWRAC Report: Gig Workers Shall be Second-Class Workers

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - The Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee today released its anticipated report on the future of work, and as expected, its recommendations call for the...

Nov 25, 2021, 13:31 ET Media Advisory - Postal and warehouse workers join the global action day to make Amazon pay

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 25, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian union of postal workers (CUPW) and the Warehouse Worker Centre (WWC) join Progressive International in a global movement with worker, tech, and climate...

Oct 08, 2021, 09:40 ET Gig Workers: "Gig Work is Real Work"

TORONTO, Oct. 8, 2021 /CNW/ - On October 7, the World Day for Decent Work, app-based delivery workers took to the streets – their workplace – to demand that Ontario #MakeGigWorkDecentWork. While Gig...

Aug 06, 2021, 16:35 ET Canada Post's Unambitious Emissions Targets Disappoint CUPW

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 6, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, Canada Post announced new emissions-reduction targets, set through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). According to the Corporation's Net Zero 2050...

Apr 28, 2021, 11:07 ET Mourning and Anxiety for Workers in Peel Region

TORONTO, April 28, 2021 /CNW/ - As the Toronto local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers commemorates co-workers lost to COVID-19, workers all across Peel want to know when someone will intervene ...

Apr 27, 2021, 18:38 ET Media Advisory - Toronto Local Pays Respects for Lost Postal Workers

TORONTO, April 27, 2021 /CNW/ - On Wednesday morning, representatives of the CUPW Toronto local will lay a wreath at the entrances of two area mail processing plants to commemorate postal workers...

Feb 25, 2021, 10:00 ET App-based Delivery Workers of Toronto Unite to Fix the Gig Economy

TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2021 /CNW/ - The Gig Workers United campaign launched today with a bold scope and agenda for change. Delivery workers say the status quo is simply unsafe and unliveable for those...

Feb 23, 2021, 16:45 ET Media Advisory - Gig Workers United Step up Organizing Work with Campaign Relaunch

TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - App-based delivery workers of Toronto are organizing to take on both employers and lawmakers in the next phase of their organizing campaign. Broader in scope and even...

Jan 24, 2021, 10:00 ET Postal Workers at Gateway East Sent Home to Self-Isolate for 14 Days

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 24, 2021 /CNW/ - On Friday, January 22, Canada Post sent afternoon shift workers from the Gateway East facility home to self-isolate for 14 days, based on the recommendations of Peel ...

Dec 07, 2020, 13:00 ET CUPW Demands Better for Cleaners who Keep the Mail Moving in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, NL, Dec. 7, 2020 /CNW/ - Cleaners in Canada Post facilities are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, and like too many workers in our society, they're disrespected and underpaid...

Nov 30, 2020, 12:29 ET Struggling App Workers Fear Being Made to Pay for Delivery Fee Cap

OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and app-based delivery workers have grave concerns about Ontario's Supporting Local Restaurants Act, which aims to limit fees ...

Aug 25, 2020, 09:00 ET CUPW and Foodora Canada Reach Settlement for Workers

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 25, 2020 /CNW/ - Foodora couriers across the country will receive a $3.46 M settlement after the company filed for bankruptcy and shut down its Canadian operations in April of this...

Jun 16, 2020, 14:30 ET The Results are in: 88.8 percent of Foodora Couriers Vote Yes to Union!

TORONTO, June 16, 2020 /CNW/ - Foodora couriers and drivers in Toronto and Mississauga voted in favour of unionization with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, becoming the first app-based...

May 11, 2020, 11:32 ET CUPW Calls on the Government to Urgently Protect Gig Economy Workers

OTTAWA, May 11, 2020 /CNW/ - On Monday, May 11th, Foodora Couriers will work their last day as the company will officially exit the Canadian market. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is...

May 01, 2020, 16:09 ET Media Advisory - Happening Now: Foodsters United, CUPW Protest at Foodora HQ

TORONTO, May 1, 2020 /CNW/ - Foodora couriers are currently staging a safe, physically distanced protest at the headquarters of Foodora Canada. WHERE: 579 Richmond Street West (Bathurst), Toronto...

Apr 29, 2020, 14:42 ET Foodora Canada and Delivery Hero Accused of Union-busting

OTTAWA, April 29, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers alleges that Foodora Canada and its parent company Delivery Hero are breaking several sections of Ontario labour law, by closing...

Apr 28, 2020, 10:10 ET CUPW Statement: Foodora Closing in Canada

OTTAWA, April 28, 2020 /CNW/ - CUPW and the Foodsters are shocked to hear about Foodora's decision to leave the Canadian market. The two-weeks' notice that has been provided is grossly unfair and...

Apr 06, 2020, 17:55 ET Postal Workers Wary of Federal Government's Partnership with Amazon Canada

OTTAWA, April 6, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is concerned that a new distribution deal may be rewarding Amazon Canada for creating stressful, precarious jobs; ignoring workers'...

Mar 30, 2020, 10:14 ET CUPW: Protecting Postal Workers to Protect Us All

OTTAWA, March 30, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is closely monitoring the measures that are being implemented in Canada Post facilities to minimize the risk, albeit low, of...

Feb 25, 2020, 14:54 ET With Historic Win, Foodora Couriers a Big Step Closer to Union Certification

OLRB rules that couriers are dependent contractors TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2020 /CNW/ - The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled today that couriers working for Foodora are, as Foodsters United and the...

Jan 29, 2020, 12:00 ET Gig Workers Await Historical Decision from Labour Board

Final arguments made in hearings to determine the classification of Foodora workers TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2020 /CNW/ - The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today heard final arguments from the...

Nov 06, 2019, 09:00 ET Gig Workers Making History Together

Unions come together in support of gig workers TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Hearings continued in Toronto today in which the results could be a defining moment for gig economy workers in Canada. The ...

Aug 07, 2019, 11:32 ET Foodora Couriers in Intense Push for Union Certification

Ahead of historic vote, employer threatens and intimidates couriers OTTAWA, Aug. 7, 2019 /CNW/ - As Foodora couriers in Toronto prepare to vote on union certification with the Canadian Union of...