Child care workers are stronger together with CUPE
Thousands of educators and child care workers like you are members of CUPE. That creates incredible resources, support and power to shape the future of
work in the sector.
With the creation of CWELCC, it is clear that child care workers need a strong collective voice. CUPE is leading campaigns for better funding, higher wages, solutions to the staffing crisis, and the rights and respect that all early years workers need and deserve.
The first step to building power to win improvements you want to see in your workplace is to sign a CUPE Union card.
- Click here to sign a card today or text 416-899-6445 to meet with your CUPE organizer
When you join CUPE you have:
- More power to win annual wage increases, benefits, and job security
- A fair process to address problems at work and the power of a union to win solutions
- The strength of over 5000 unionized early years educators and child care workers across Ontario
- The ability to use your collective voice to protect and improve your working conditions
You are the Union!
A union is YOU and your CO-WORKERS coming together to improve your working conditions. As a union you have a legally recognized voice. Together with your co-workers you will decide what’s important, what you want to protect with a union contract, and what about your job needs to change for the better.
In CUPE, members decide everything, including dues. The dues rate that members of CUPE local 5213 have chosen is 1.5% and that is fully tax deductible. That is your pooled resources as workers to build strong campaigns to win the improvements across the sector.
Your Rights to Join a Union
Your right to join a union is protected under the law. You are protected from: interference, coercion, intimidation or discrimination.
Unionized child care workers with CUPE are winning (right now!):
- Job security and protection
- Paid Program time
- Improved sick days
- Coverage under Workplace Safety and Insurance Board if you are injured at work
- Multi Sector Pension Plan
- Yearly wage increases, benefit improvements
By joining CUPE, you’re joining Canada’s largest union with over 758,000 members across the country. CUPE is a strong voice for rights and fairness for our members and our communities.