Province’s new child benefit fails thousands of low-income children; Sudbury steps in

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. SUDBURY, Ont. – The introduction of the provincial government’s new Ontario Child Benefit (OCB) this month will leave thousands of low-income children without back-to-school and winter clothing allowances. The situation is so…

Take Action to Stop Air Canada lay-offs

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.  Dear Brothers and Sisters:  I am writing to inform you that there will be a simultaneous  rally/protest across all Canada on July 28th 2008.  Each local base is  responsible for co-ordinating…

Let’s keep things cool in Belleville, CUPE says

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Union urges residents to tell councillors to vote for negotiation, not confrontation   BELLEVILLE, Ont. – The union representing Belleville’s municipal workers wants residents to tell their councilors to make…

KGH workers gear up for fight to keep hospital under local control – Town hall meeting being planned to tackle “turbulent” time for KGH

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. KINGSTON, Ont. – Workers at the Kingston GeneralHospital are gearing up for the fight to keep their hospital under local control as the province moves to put it under supervision by the…

Ombudsman’s investigation into long-term care must look at the right things – CUPE urges focus on funding accountability and calls for no reprisals against workers for speaking out

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO – Today’s announcement that the Ontario Ombudsman will investigate provincial monitoring of long-term care homes is a positive step “to improving care quality for residents as long as André Marin looks…

Province fails low-income children with cuts to back-to-school allowances; City of London steps in

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. LONDON, Ont. – Thousands of low-income children and their families on social assistance will be left with no money to buy back-to-school supplies this year because the provincial government has cut back-to-school…

Other events

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. 2012 Carnival Education is a Right! National Student Day of Action Stop Caterpillar – London Day of Action 10th Biennial OFL Convention, November 23rd-27th, 2009 CUPE National 2011 Convention OFL Convention November…

CUPE Ontario, unions calls for enforceable standards, not vague reports for long term care

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – With fresh revelations that over 60 per cent of long-term care homes violate provincial standards, unions representing long-term care workers called, once again, for an enforceable minimum care standard…