Caroline Meade

Thanks to @mahdishabibinia for her impeccable explainer on the @BradMBradford campaign promise to privatize Toronto's water. Thanks to her & @TorontoStar for putting journalistic integrity ahead of sleazy & transparent attacks. #keepwaterpublic

We made it to the 50th episode of CUPE Cast, and how are we celebrating? Spreading the word about the municipal elections. 🎤🗳️ The 2026 Municipal elections are only a few weeks away. With hundreds of thousands of people across the province getting ready to vote, we want to tell you what is at stake from the perspective of municipal workers. In the 50th episode of CUPE Cast, Brianna and Krista are joined by Brenda Cervantes (CUPE Local 1287) and Dave Barnett (CUPE Local 911), who share their thoughts on the threats and impacts privatization and unsustainable funding have on their workplaces, their members, and ultimately the residents they serve. We also get to touch on how they are planning to mobilize their members to get involve and vote in the upcoming municipal elections. This is part one of a two-part series. Help support campaigns backed by CUPE Locals 1287 and 911 by sharing the following petitions. CUPE 911 (You Can't Wait Neither Can We) - fixniagaraems.ca/petition/ CUPE Local 1287 (Keep Water Public) - keepwaterpublic.ca/ Find the new episode here: cupe.on.ca/cupecast/

📢‼️📢 ‼️ Everyone who supports #publiceducation and #educationworkers is invited to attend Solidarity is Strength, an organizing event to equip participants with the skills needed to meet the moment and build a better Ontario! 📢‼️📢 ‼️ 🗓 Saturday September 26 🕙 10am-4pm (check-in 9:30am) 📍College Street United Church, 454 College Street, Toronto Speakers include @cupelocal79 President Nas Yadollahi, CUPE/@osbcucscso President Joe Tigani & Paul Kellogg, author of Austerity and Resistance: The Ontario Days of Action For more info and registration: tally.so/r/eqg5MQ Lunch and on-site childcare provided.

Starting with CUPE Ontario President Yolanda McClean, labour leaders are standing in solidarity with WSIB workers fighting to protect their jobs and the services Ontarians rely on. Closing WSIB offices and laying off workers while workloads remain high will only create more delays and make it harder for injured workers to get the help they need. WSIB workers deserve better – and so do injured workers across Ontario. Take action and tell WSIB: stop the layoffs and keep offices open! ✊🏽 🔗 cupe.on.ca/stopthelayoffs/

From Terminal 3 at Toronto Pearson this morning: CUPE flight attendants take to the picket line in their fight against unpaid work and low pay at @WestJet . Read CUPE Ontario's statement of support and solidarity with the members of CUPE 8125: cupe.on.ca/in-solidarity-wit…

So @fordnation travels at taxpayers' expense to attend a @LIUNA "leadership conference" at a FL Disney beach club resort, but WON'T meet at home with striking @OPSEU social service & community agency workers. Way to stick up for the little guy, Doug. #WorthFightingFor

Did Minister @JillDunlop1 overrule her staff person? Did she call back to #AsItHappens? Has she said she'd finish answering Nil Köksal's questions? Nope. Typical run-and-hide reaction of @fordnation Conservatives. #onpoli

"We'd never underfund our firefighters," lies @fordnation. In its statement of solidarity with those affected by the wildfires raging in our province, CUPE Ontario also looks at Carney & Ford, whose policies ignore realities confronting the rest of us: cupe.on.ca/in-wildfire-seaso…

Great meeting today between CUPE Ontario president Yolanda McClean @Yoequality & Ontario NDP Leader @MaritStiles Said McClean: "We had a wide-ranging discussion about stopping Ford's Conservatives from further starving our public services & privatizing our public resources. We're proud continue fighting alongside @OntarioNDP to protect public sector workers and the services they deliver for all Ontarians."

Members of the #keepwaterpublic coalition met @TorontoStar photographer René Johnston today for a photo to accompany reporter Alyshah Hasham's @alysanmati upcoming story on the fight to keep mega-data centres - and their insatiable demands for water - out of Mississauga. Look for the story in the the Star over the weekend.

"Faiz Ahmed is a member of advocacy group #KeepWaterPublic, which fears that data centres’ thirst for water could open the door the province privatizing municipal water infrastructure." Read more @ "AI data centres a GTA election issue" thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=b3…

Full marks to the creative members of @OPSEU for thinking outside the box! Happy Canada Day, @fordnation !