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Front line staff at Family and Children’s Services choose to stand up for the services they deliver
Oct 11, 2012 10:43 AM Front line staff at the Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, members of CUPE 2577, held a meeting last night and voted to stand up for the services and supports they deliver to the families and children in their community. So far, the parties have been unable to reach an agreement that values the work members do to protect children and families.
Faculty, staff and students say, “Ministry proposals harmful to quality of post-secondary education and won’t improve access”
Oct 4, 2012 09:33 AM Proposals put forward in a Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities discussion paper will damage the quality of post-secondary education and increase government interference in higher education in Ontario, according to faculty, staff and students. Today, provincial faculty, staff and students’ unions and associations released their responses to the discussion paper, Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge.
Northern Ontario CUPE activists to gather in Sault Ste. Marie for regional conference
Oct 2, 2012 09:38 AM Local union presidents and CUPE activists from across Northern Ontario will gather in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, from October 3, to October 5, 2012, for the Northern Ontario CUPE Conference. This is a regional working conference for elected leaders, activists and staff, and media are invited to the opening ceremonies on Wednesday, October 3, beginning at 6:00 pm, at the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront, 208 St. Mary’s River Drive.
City of Cambridge triggers countdown to lock out staff, jeopardizing public services
Oct 1, 2012 01:33 PM Management at the City of Cambridge has set the stage for a pending lockout of municipal workers, jeopardizing public services, by asking the Ministry of Labour to start a countdown to a legal lockout or strike. This provocative move increases the likelihood of a service shutdown as early as October 19, warns the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 140 front line workers at the City of Cambridge.
Ontarians need more access to health services, not more bad policy and cuts
Sep 21, 2012 10:39 AM Friday, hundreds of health care workers will converge at the London constituency office of Ontario health minister Deb Matthews and call on her to stop the endless reforms to health care services resulting in bed and staffing cuts,not enough ambulances and tens of thousands of people waiting for home care and long-term care.
Vital community services at risk unless COSTI gets serious about negotiating fair settlement, warns CUPE 2221
Sep 17, 2012 11:09 AM Staff at COSTI Immigrant Services, members of CUPE 2221, are warning that unless their employer gets serious about negotiating a fair collective agreement, communities across the Greater Toronto Area could be without the vital services the multicultural agency provides.
CUPE 2497 staff overwhelmingly support their bargaining committee in negotiations with Dixon Hall
Sep 13, 2012 11:16 AM The staff of Dixon Hall, members of CUPE 2497, have voted overwhelmingly to endorse their bargaining committee in their efforts to secure a fair collective agreement. “Members sent a clear message to Dixon Hall’s management – our members want to negotiate a fair agreement that respects all parties, but they can’t do it without a willing partner at the table,” said Ana Gomes, President of Local 2497.
Ontario Government passes Bill 115 - CUPE Ontario to begin legal proceedings
Sep 11, 2012 12:50 PM CUPE announced today that it is beginning proceedings against the Ontario Government after the passage of Bill 115. CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn made the announcement at Queen’s Park, after the Liberal bill being passed its final vote this morning with the backing of the Conservatives.
First wave of layoffs for medical transcriptionists set to take place at The Ottawa Hospital
Sep 7, 2012 02:56 PM After CUPE Local 4000 received layoff notices for about 50 medical transcriptionists at TOH earlier this year, the first wave of layoffs is set to take place for approximately half of those members on September 10 and 11.
McGuinty Liberals’ poverty record to be challenged during Vaughan by-election
Sep 4, 2012 12:39 PM CUPE Ontario and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty will hold a news conference outside the Liberal Campaign headquarters in Vaughan on Tuesday, September 4.
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