COPE represents workers in public & private sectors such as Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Labour, Sales, Non-Profits & Government Agencies.
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🎉 COPE Local 521 members at Northwestern Health Unit have ratified a new 2-year collective agreement!
✅ 4% wage increase in 2026
✅ 2.7% wage increase in 2027
✅ Standardized wage scale — max pay in 6 years, not 9
Together, we're stronger. 💪
#UnionStrong#COPEOntario
On May 11-15, COPE Ontario members joined thousands of delegates from across Canada at the 31st Canadian Labour Congress Convention (CLC) in Winnipeg.
This was a chance to show the power of workers coming together and working towards a better future! #CLC2026#onpoli
Today is International Day Against
Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Here at COPE
Ontario, we believe that 2SLGBTQIA+ people deserve
safety and dignity every day. 🏳️🌈
We are committed to advocating for more inclusive
workplaces and demanding justice for queer workers✊
Don't miss this. @CharlieAngusNDP delivered a powerful speech at our 2026 AGM — a passionate call for Canadian unity, a look at what workers have built, and a clear-eyed take on the threat rising to our south. Watch the full speech now: https://t.co/nkbLpXKOQL #COPEOntario
Last week, COPE Ontario's 2026 AGM brought delegates together in Thunder Bay.
Highlights included a traditional opening with Elder Sheila De Corte, the powerful Kairos Blanket Exercise, and a call for Canadian unity from speaker Charlie Angus. Learning, solidarity & good food!
Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and determination of women in the labor movement and beyond. On this International Women's Day, COPE Ontario proudly stands in solidarity with women workers everywhere.
Full statement here: https://t.co/cqAAN4859c
#IWD2024#JIF2024
📅SAVE THE DATE📅
TRANS HEALTHCARE DAY OF ACTION
Join us for the second reading of MPP @kristynwongtam's Private Member’s Bill, the Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee Act.
When: Feb 29- 5:00 PM
Where: Queen's Park
More: https://t.co/3jdq1WK15H
#OnPoli#OnHealth
During the month of February we reflect on the history and achievements of Black peoples across the globe and their vast contributions to the growth and success of the labour movement. ✊🏿 ✊🏾 ✊🏾
🖱️Read full statement from COPE Ontario here: https://t.co/pJC5ddfb7l
FYI, for those interested and unaware, the Ontario Ministry of Labour maintains a searchable database of collective agreements.
You can access it here:
https://t.co/h3mdq4yqd8
.@Fordnation’s Ontario doesn’t seem to be working for workers. As working people in Ontario are grappling with the rising costs of food, rent, and necessities, banks, grocery stores, and corporations are reporting record-breaking profits.
Join the fight against Ford on Feb 3!
RSVP: https://t.co/wQq03lTpTq
#OnLab #OnPoli
When children don't get the EA support they need, it harms the dignity of those children. Students suffer when qualified DECEs are unable to support classroom learning.
Tell PDSB: Respect our kids and the important work @OPSEU2100 EAs & DECEs do with them: https://t.co/bwYhMtlXuN
Hospital workers from @OCHU_Healthcare, @SEIUHealthCan, and @UniforTheUnion are bargaining, and they need your support at a rally on February 6 in Toronto.
Join the ONA contingent as we rally in solidarity! https://t.co/u63TqsjSgA
Join the National Day Of Action to shut down Sobeys’ corporate greed & end #greedflation!
Pete’s Frootique workers are still out in the cold in Halifax. They’ve been on strike since November 18.
#EnoughIsEnoughON#OnLab#OnPoli#fairwages
📣 Celebrating a major win for COPE Local 343 members as they officially ratify their collective agreement with UFCW Local 1006A, officially ending their strike! 🤝 Here's to the power of unity and the strength of collaboration.
#UnionStrong#OnLab
On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Gender-Based Violence, let's unite in remembrance of those we've lost and recommit to ending the cycle of violence.
Find COPE Ontario's statement here:
https://t.co/rlriLgRSwM
#NationalDayofRemembrance#BreakTheSilence
📰IN THE NEWS 🗞️
@COPE_343 members on strike against @UFCW1006A
Woodbridge office workers have gone on strike — against another union that employs them
https://t.co/yoSvpffYfk
#Onlab#Ufcw1006a#FairDealNow
Join our rally tomorrow at Queen's Park at 12pm as part of the Canada-Wide Day of Action calling for an end to the shortage of child care spaces. #DotsForSpots#WorthMore