Niagara District CUPE Council

08/29/2026

From Boston Pizza to A&W, fed up people peacefully protested against Doug Ford today on Glendale Avenue in St. Catharines. Union members from every sector in the province, community organizations, labour movements, health coalitions, CUPE councils, MPP Wayne Gates, and Candidate Anne-Marie Zammit, (and more!) all had something to say about Doug‘s failure to lead the people of Ontario, responsibly, feasibly, and ethically.

Locals 4156, 1317, 4207, 1287, 9102, , , to name a few… AND - Amazing support from the cars driving by! Thank you all for your honks and hollers! Together we are stronger!!

And Together, We are demanding our province back.
We are all Done with Doug.

Dougie’s report card is a big FAIL.

08/28/2026

The Niagara District CUPE Council is hosting their annual Fall school. This year’s one-day school offers four streams of practical training, designed to support members in the many roles they play within their locals. Whether you are a local executive member, steward, health and safety representative, or looking to strengthen your understanding of anti-racism and Indigenous cultural safety, there is a stream for you. Choose your stream. Build your skills. Strengthen your union!

Saturday, October 17th, 2026, 9am-5pm
Holiday Inn & Suites
327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Registration is $50 and includes morning coffee and tea.
Registration Deadline is Mon, October 10th, 2026.

https://cupe.ca/mrm-union-education/event/11224

Payment can be submitted by mail upon registration.
Please make cheque payable to Niagara District CUPE Council and mail to:
Niagara District CUPE Council
2601 Hwy 20, Unit #1, Thorold, ON. L2V 5S8

Stream 1 – Local Executive Training (LET)
Financial Essentials 9am-4pm

Stream 2 – Anti-Racist CUPE (ARC)
Reconcili-ACTION & Indigenous Cultural Safety 9am-4pm

Stream 3 – Steward Learning Series (SLS)
Popular Economics for Stewards 9am-12pm
Representing Members in front of Management 1pm-4pm

Stream 4 – Health & Safety (H/S)
Violence Prevention 9am-12pm
Sexual Violence and Harassment at Work 1pm-4pm

08/25/2026

We’re DONE with DOUG.

Doug Ford has consistently shown he’s not on the people’s side. It’s time to stand up for our rights and for those who cannot.

https://protestdougford.com/

On Saturday, August 29th Locals are mobilizing members to attend the Fight Ford Protests for Public Education.

The Fight Ford Protests have joined forces with the Ontario Parents for Education Support to organize rallies and other actions across Ontario to pressure Ford to increase funding for publicly funded education.

JOIN US!!

Less Doug. More Wab.

08/07/2026

City of Welland being the first municipality of Niagara to officially recognize June 23rd as DSW Appreciation Day!! Time to step up, who's next?? City of St. Catharines City of Niagara Falls Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake City of Thorold City of Port Colborne Town of Fort Erie Town of Grimsby Town of Lincoln Town of Pelham Township of Wainfleet Township of West Lincoln

06/21/2026

Niagara CUPE Council’s first Women Rising education event! I am so thankful for the opportunity to organize this weekend and grateful for these amazing women that are here.

Now more than ever, it is so important that we re-weave and re-thread our connections and relationships with one another.

Aside from the fact that We are living in a chaotic and contentious world, we’ve all experienced firsthand the sexism, anti-trans rhetoric, homophobia, ableism, and racism that surrounds us.

Many of us are feeling depleted, alone, isolated, alienated, unsupported, and also numb. We know that this is an intended implication of heterosexist capitalism.

And yet, there are many women who blast through this somehow. They mediate the pain and chaos and continue to show up, do the work, and support other women. Some of those women are spoke to us this weekend and shared their stories of struggle, support, and success.

Many thanks to .lainger
You are all true leaders. 🩷

We need to keep coming together and standing together. We need to make space and create space for women and their lived experiences. We want to take up space and have our voices heard.

So again, I appreciate these women being here and joining us in this weekend of women’s strength, voice and leadership because when we show up, s**t gets done. And when the s**t hits the fan, we show up for each other. Sisters in Solidarity!

Many thanks,
🩷TK

06/19/2026

We are ready for our Women Rising Weekend!
When women lead, unions succeed!
Sisters is Solidarity!

06/09/2026

05/30/2026

Great week at CUPE Ontario Convention. Tomorrow we wrap it up!
More pics of Niagara delegates doing their thing!
Local 1287; Local 150; Local 2977; Local 4207; Local 4156

05/29/2026

Catching up on photos of day two at CUPE Ontario Convention! (Day 3 coming soon!) Some of our affiliated locals!

Local 4156; Local 1263; Local 1287; Local 1295; Local 4207; Local 2328!

05/28/2026

Congratulations to our new CUPE Ontario President Yolanda McClean, and our new Secretary Treasurer of Dawn Bellerose!!!

We are making history today, folks!

Yolanda McClean is the first education worker and the first Black woman to be elected president of CUPE Ontario, which represents more than 300,000 members working in the public sector.

Dawn Bellerose is the first Indigenous woman to be elected as CUPE Ontario Secretary Treasurer!

Yolanda and Dawn are fierce advocates for the working class. They will stop at nothing to ensure that our rights are protected, not only as workers but as human beings.

Many thanks to everyone who ran in the elections. Your hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed. And, we look forward to working with you as well.

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!!