CUPE Board Calls on Union Chief Fred Hahn to Resign

Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, speaks at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on July 16, 2018. The Canadian Press/Mark Blinch

Ontario union leader Fred Hahn has been asked to step down from his position after sharing a video on social media that his board has called “problematic.”

The national executive board of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said on Aug. 22 that it voted to ask Hahn to resign.