CUPE Ontario urges Peterborough to reject Trent University bid to “sell off” lands for private residence

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Ontario’s largest union representing university workers is urging the City of Peterborough to reject a bid by Trent University to give a private developer a 99-year lease on university…

Rock for Public Services

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Rock for Public Services rewards workers, city’s animals Free Civic Centre show featured headliner David Wilcox, raised funds for the Ottawa Humane Society’s new building campaign OTTAWA, Oct. 18, 2009 – The…

Good Shepherd management denies living wage for women’s shelter staff – lockout or strike imminent

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Hamilton, Ont. – Mediation talks between the Good Shepherd Women’s Services and their frontline staff broke off yesterday after management refused to address the issue of substandard wages.  The 50 women’s service…

Long-term care needs enforceable standards, not vague reports – Unions team up to call for regulation in light of devastating CP investigation

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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…

Underfunding of child welfare services failing at risk children and youth – Thursday, July 3 at 12 p.m., rally to tell the McGuinty Liberals to increase funding

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CUPE 841 held a successful rally in St. Thomas to ask for fair fundingfor Child Welfare services and supports, including restructuringinitiatives, preventive programs, resources, and staffing all of whichare under enormous…