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- National Emergency Medical Services Week
Sisters and brothers, To celebrate National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, CUPE Ontario is proud to express our gratitude to all EMS workers. They are true heroes in our public healthcare system who save lives daily in communities across Canada.
May 23, 2013 - CAS stakeholders to rally against cuts to services for children and youth
CUPE calls on Piruzza to stop cuts and restore funding WINDSOR, Ont. – Stakeholders in the Children's Aid Society (CAS) network will join forces at a rally on Friday, May 24 to pressure Minister of Children and Yout
May 23, 2013 - CUPE reaches contract settlement with Community Living Guelph Wellington – support workers pledge to continue to advocate for better funding
GUELPH, Ont. – Now that front line staff at Community Living Guelph Wellington (CLGW) represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified a new contract settlement with their employer, they will be doubling their efforts to ...
May 17, 2013 - No tolerance for resident abuse in long-term care homes, says CUPE
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A hidden-camera video leaked to media and ensuing allegations of resident abuse at a Peterborough area long-term care home are "extremely disconcerting," says the union representing front-line staff. It appears that the ...
May 17, 2013 - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 17, 2013, Today we recognize the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. CUPE Ontario encourages all members to join us in marking this day and renewing our commitment to take action in workplaces and communities to end discrimination ...
May 17, 2013 - Budget not enough to help the needy
The Pembroke Observer May 11 2013 I am a front-line support worker at Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley and president of CUPE Local 5088. The provincial budget announced May 2 was a disappointment for those of us who provide services and supports to ...
May 14, 2013 - United Way thanks CUPE Locals 82 and 543 for their contributions to $142,761 municipal donation. Way to go Local 82 and Local 543!
The Windsor Star | May 14, 2013 | Last Updated: May 14, 2013 - 6:08 UTC The City of Windsor has won the United Way's 2012 Community Workplace Champion Award for its employee giving and as the largest contributor of funds within the municipal sector. ...
May 14, 2013 - Supportive Housing in Peel staff overwhelmingly reject management's ‘final offer'
Members of CUPE 966 give bargaining committee 90% mandate to take ‘any action' required to achieve a fair settlement MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Staff of Supportive Housing in Peel (SHIP), members of Local 966 o
May 10, 2013 - Read the letter to LTC members regarding National Nursing, Home/Long - Term Care week Week
Dear CUPE Ontario long-term care sector member: We want to thank you for the valuable and compa
May 7, 2013 - Ontario budget offers grim future for developmentally disabled and their families
Guelph, ON - Despite a small funding injection, yesterday's provincial budget was met with "disappointment and bewilderment" by Guelph Wellington families of individuals with a developmental disability and the community living staff who provide them ...
May 3, 2013 - Privatization comes at hefty public expense - thespec.com
Coalition pushes for more privatization (April 23) It is odd that after attempts at privatizing public services, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce proposes we audit all government services to determine which could be better managed through Alternative ...
May 3, 2013 - Liberal budget choices ignore human tragedies
TORONTO, ON – With today's provincial budget, the Ontario Liberals chose to ignore the mounting human tragedies in communities across the province, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. "Joycelyn ...
May 2, 2013 - International Workers' Day Wednesday, May 1
Wednesday, May 1 is May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. It's a day for workers and the labour movement to celebrate the social and economic gains made for all working people. CUPE Ontario members voted at Convention to recognize this day,
May 1, 2013 - Toronto Zoo employees ratify four-year collective agreement
TORONTO, Ont. – Staff at the Toronto Zoo, members of Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600), have today ratified a new four-year collective agreement with their employer. "For the sake of the zoo-going public, we're ...
April 30, 2013 - Guelph families of intellectually disabled people tell Sandals, Liberals "to do better"
Nearly 400 Guelph Wellington families waiting for services Click here to see photographs Listen to the radio ad:
April 30, 2013 - CUPE 4705 to resume talks aimed at contract settlement for Sudbury outside workers
GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. – Local 4705 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 530 outside municipal workers with the City of Greater Sudbury, will return to the bargaining table with the City on Thursday, May 2nd, to try and ...
April 29, 2013 - CUPE 1600 reaches tentative agreement with Toronto Zoo
TORONTO, Ont. – Negotiators for Local 1600 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1600) have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, the Toronto Zoo. The agreement was reached shortly after 2:00 a.m., April 26, following a ...
April 26, 2013 - National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job
Sisters and Brothers, First observed by CUPE members in 1984, April 28 is the Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Since that first comme
April 26, 2013 - CUPE asks for conciliation at Sault Ste. Marie March of Dimes following lockout threat
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Local March of Dimes workers, members of Local 1880 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have requested the assistance of a provincial conciliation officer to mediate negotiations, following threats of a ...
April 22, 2013 - Community groups queue at Queen's Park More than 2 million Ontarians waiting for budget that delivers on services, poverty reduction
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