CUPE Local 79

CUPE Local 79 We're the union for approximately 30,000 working people who care, teach, mentor, guide, and watch over Toronto. Serving Our Members Since 1942

Some shots from Labour Day!
09/09/2026

Some shots from Labour Day!

09/08/2026

This Labour Day, we marched through the streets of Toronto with the vision we’ve spent months building. It started with the Toronto Workers Summit in May where members created a vision for what a better city actually looks like from the perspective of the people who keep it running.

We then took that vision to the potential decision makers in this upcoming municipal election, asking candidates to be accountable to our vision if they wanted our vote. We held 4 town halls where candidates spoke directly with members and facilitated votes on who to endorse. On Monday, candidates who share that vision walked alongside us rather than simply sending a statement of support.

Local 79 represents 32,000 workers across this city, and every one of those town halls, every endorsement conversation, and every step of that parade route was part of building a labour movement strong enough to shape Toronto’s future rather than just react to it.

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Neethan Shan in Ward 25 (Scarborough—Rouge Park).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Jamaal Myers in Ward 23 (Scarborough North).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Krissan Veerasingam in Ward 21 (Scarborough Centre).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Kevin Rupasinghe in Ward 20 (Scarborough Southwest).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Nate Erskine-Smith in Ward 19 (Beaches-East York).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Sara Ehrhardt in Ward 14 (Toronto—Danforth).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and Local 79 members voted to endorse Curran Stikuts in Ward 13 (Toronto Centre).

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Loca...
09/07/2026

For the first time in Local 79’s history, members came together to vote on who the union endorses for city council. Local 79 members are 32,000 frontline public sector workers across Toronto’s neighbourhoods, and in May, they gathered at the Toronto Workers Summit to build a vision of a Toronto where equity is built into every community through the public services and support residents need to thrive. Every candidate the union endorsed was measured against that vision, and in Ward 11 (University—Rosedale), Local 79 members voted to endorse both Diana Yoon and Mike Layton.

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