Niagara District CUPE Council

10/17/2026

In Solidarity with OSBCU - CSCSO and our Education Support Workers! CUPE 4156 CUPE Local 1317
Register for the October 24th rallies in London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Toronto today!: bit.ly/Together4Ed

We're one week away from the BIG DAY!

Register for the October 24th rallies in London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Toronto today!: bit.ly/Together4Ed

09/20/2026

What a fabulous day at Fireman’s Park! Many thanks to Brenda Cervantes & her team from CUPE local 1287 for putting together an amazing Day in the Park event!
It was so good to see my CUPE comrades from near and far, and chat with so many members of the community. Also good to catch up with some candidates in the upcoming elections.
I was busy chatting and am missing pictures of some great people that stopped by the table. 🙏🏻
Lots of fun was had. 🤘🏼🙏🏻🩷
This is what solidarity looks like.
Together we are stronger!

CUPE Local 2276 cupe.2328 CUPE 4207 - Brock University Ontario Federation of Labour | OFL Niagara Paramedics, Dispatchers & Occupational Therapists cupe1317 Dawn Bellerose Office Yolanda K. McClean CUPE Ontario Lori Lococo Joyce Morocco Chantal McCollum Krista

09/19/2026

Come join us at Fireman's Park in Niagara Falls until 4pm at the Community Day in the Park!!

09/19/2026

Join us at Fireman’s Park in Niagara Falls! CUPE day in the park! Lots of cool people, lots of goodies and giveaways, and lots of fun. Come see us.

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!