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Mississauga Public Library workers give 90 per cent strike mandate

Jun 8, 2012 03:54 PM Members of CUPE Local 966, Mississauga Public Library workers, have given their bargaining team a 90% strike mandate.

Improved patient, staff and community safety goal of June 7 memorial rally

Jun 6, 2012 11:42 AM Organizers of a noon hour memorial rally on Thursday, June 7 at the mountain (West 5th Campus) site of St. Joseph Healthcare in Hamilton are optimistic that with the support of the community, a public coroner’s inquest will be called into the recent violent beating death of Michael Brewer, a patient in the forensic psychiatric unit of the hospital. Another patient from the same unit has been charged with second degree murder.

St. Christopher House workers reach tentative agreement

Jun 5, 2012 03:54 PM Members of CUPE Local 3393 have reached a tentative agreement with the management of St. Christopher House, potentially ending a six-day strike.

Peel forces more workers off the job – Ontario Works first now Public Works

Jun 5, 2012 08:49 AM CUPE Local 966, Public Works unit have left the bargaining table – the strike began at 7 a.m., Monday, June 4.

Solidarity rally for striking Peel workers draws support from across GTA

Solidarity rally for striking Peel workers draws support from across GTA

Jun 1, 2012 02:17 PM A little rain didn’t stop crowds of people from converging on Mississauga City Hall on June 1 for a rally to support CUPE Local 966 workers who have been on strike since May 3.

CUPE Local 966, Ontario Works, returns to bargaining table

Jun 1, 2012 01:55 PM The Ontario Works Human Services Unit of CUPE 966 will return to the bargaining table on June 2. With the assistance of a conciliator, they will meet with the Region of Peel and try to reach a new contract that is acceptable to both parties.

Parents and workers unite to stop closure of home in Durham Region

May 31, 2012 03:23 PM Workers and parents of people with developmental disabilities currently living in Community Living Oshawa/Clarington homes are uniting to fight management’s decision to close a home and relocate residents in a different municipality, and are urging the provincial government to step in to stop the closure of the home.

Schools need more support to help students succeed

May 31, 2012 03:20 PM People for Education’s recent report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools shows a growing inequity in the provision of services students need to succeed, says the president of CUPE Ontario.

Community meeting to reopen Nelson House shelter from closure

May 30, 2012 11:01 AM Nelson House staff, members of CUPE Local 3851, will be holding a community meeting this Thursday, May 31 as they invite supporters to come and help reopen the shelter from closure.

St. Christopher House workers seek public support to end employer-provoked strike

May 30, 2012 10:50 AM The workers at St. Christopher House, members of CUPE Local 3393, are disappointed and frustrated that their employer has chosen to fight them at the bargaining table instead of negotiating a settlement that would benefit services for people who are supported by the agency.

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