Membership Meeting Notice – March 16th, 2026

Good evening, CUPE 53 Members!

Please see the Below Membership Meeting Notice Poster for the March 16th meeting, taking place next Monday via Zoom at 5:30PM.

Use this link to get to the meeting:
Loging for CUPE Meeting Room: http://zoom.us/join
Meeting ID: 397 363 2655
Password: 360022

Please email commofficer@cupe53.ca for the Agenda & Correspondence List.

See you there!

Full-Time Contract Has Been Ratified!

Good evening!

We are incredibly pleased to announce that our Full-Time contract vote was successfully ratified tonight!

Thank you so much to our members for their support!

Congratulations everyone!

A Tentative Deal Has Been Reached!

Good evening CUPE 53 Members!

We are very pleased to announce that our Full Time Bargaining Committee has reached a tentative deal with the Employer! 🎉
The Ratification vote will be March 4th, 2026 at 7:00PM at the Unifor Local 222 Hall (1425 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa)!

Membership Meeting Notice – February 23rd, 2026

Good evening CUPE 53 Members!
Please see the below Membership Meeting Notice Poster for the February 23rd meeting, taking place next Monday via Zoom at 5:30PM.
Use this link to get to the meeting: http://zoom.us/join
Login for CUPE 53 Zoom Meeting Room:
Meeting ID: 397 363 2655
Password: 360022
Please email commofficer@cupe.ca for the Agenda and the Correspondence List.
See you there! 🩷

Membership Meeting Notice – January 19th, 2026

Good evening CUPE 53 Members!
Please see the below Membership Meeting Notice Poster for the November 17th meeting, taking place next Monday via Zoom at 5:30PM.
Use this link to get to the meeting: http://zoom.us/join
Login for CUPE 53 Zoom Meeting Room:
Meeting ID: 397 363 2655
Password: 360022
Please email commofficer@cupe.ca for the Agenda and Correspondence List.
See you there! 🩷

The Library is the Heart of our Community

Every day, thousands of Whitby residents visit their local public library and make use of a host of resources and services.

But these services are at risk. The mayor has proposed a budget that includes a cut of more than $180,000 to the library’s budget for next year. That’s a three percent cut in addition to cost of inflation.

At a time when our town is rapidly growing, cutting such a vital service doesn’t make sense.

Our libraries provide books and run literacy programs, but they’re so much more than that. They provide programs for children, teens, adults and seniors that connect our communities. The library is where many seniors go for free computer help, and where many residents go to access the internet to communicate with family. It’s a quiet place to study, a safe place to exist and a wonderful place to let our imaginations flow.

The proposed funding cut will mean losing beloved programs, reduced operating hours and fewer staff to help residents.

Send an email to the council and the library board today and help save Whitby’s public libraries.

Click here to make your voice heard!

Membership Meeting Notice – November 17th, 2025

Good evening CUPE 53 Members!

Please see the below Membership Meeting Notice Poster for the November 17th meeting, taking place next Monday via Zoom at 5:30PM.

Use this link to get to the meeting: http://zoom.us/join

Login for CUPE 53 Zoom Meeting Room:
Meeting ID: 397 363 2655
Password: 360022

Please email commofficer@cupe.ca for the Agenda and Correspondence List.

See you there!

Bargaining Membership Survey

As we head into bargaining in the new year, it is more important than ever to have your voices heard!
We are sending out a link via email to a Bargaining Survey. Please keep an eye on your spam/junk folders as sometimes our emails are flagged as spam automatically!
The survey responses are due November 18th!
Paper copies of the survey are available upon request from your steward!
If, for some reason, you do not receive the email, please email commofficer@cupe53.ca and I will send you a direct link to the survey.
Any questions can be directed to commofficer@cupe53.ca
Remember: These are YOUR Collective Agreements!

Membership Meeting Notice – October 27th

Good evening CUPE 53 Members!

Please see the below Membership Meeting Poster for the October 27th Membership meeting taking place next Monday, at 2080 Wentworth St, in Whitby, at 5:30PM.

Please email commofficer@cupe53.ca for the Agenda and Correspondence List.

See you there!