‘Great Libraries have Great People’: Kingston and Frontenac Public Library workers celebrate Library Week

KINGSTON ā€“ Workers from the Kingston and Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), members of Local 2202 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2202) today celebrated Ontario Public Library Week with sweet treats and a message that great libraries have great patrons and great people working for them.   ā€œItā€™s always great to see how…

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Support for laid off Sudbury laundry workers growing, community rally set for Tuesday 11:30 a.m.

SUDBURY, ON ā€” Sudbury laundry workers who received layoff notices last week and local jobs, ā€œare collateral damageā€ of the Ontario Liberalsā€™ continuing plan to underfund hospitals, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU).   Hurley will be among others from the community out to support the laundry workers…

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Better services and better communities: just two of the aims of Petawawa library workers as they decide to join CUPE

PETAWAWA, ON ā€“ Strengthening library services in Petawawa and ensuring good jobs stay in the community are only two of the reasons that seven workers at the Petawawa Public Library voted last week to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).   Fittingly, the decision took place in the lead-up to this yearā€™s Ontario…

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CUPE 1490 votes down ā€œfinal offerā€ from Black River-Matheson: strike deadline set for October 24th at 12:01 a.m.

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON ā€“ Members of CUPE Local 1490 at the Township of Black River-Matheson have today overwhelmingly voted down a ā€œfinal offerā€ their employer tried to impose. The supervised vote was conducted by the Ministry of Labour at the request of the Township. ā€œOur members have sent a clear message to the employer that…

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OPEN LETTER TO ONTARIO HEALTH MINISTER, ERIC HOSKINS: Response to W5 regarding paramedic certification and oversight

Dear Minister, As you are aware, Ontario paramedics are among the best trained, if not the best trained emergency first responders in the country. Each day paramedics across our province save many lives. It is highly unfortunate that a recent segment of CTV-W5 leaves viewers with a different impression, specifically that calling 911 is akin…

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Nothing to crow about when 36 Sudbury hospital laundry staff lose their jobs, casualties of provincial budget cuts

Sudbury, ON ā€” Sudbury Hospital Services laundry staff who today received layoff notices say there is nothing for local hospital officials to crow about publicly, when 36 mostly female staff are losing their jobs.   Last week in the local media, senior hospital staff ā€œpatted themselves on the back for doing the provincial governmentā€™s bidding…

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Kingston hospital staff ā€œgive backā€ to community with donation to United Way Cheque presentation tomorrow at noon

KINGSTON, ON ā€” While providing quality supports for patients is the day-to-day focus for Kingston General Hospital (KGH) staff ā€” members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 ā€” ā€œgiving back to our community in many different ways, is very important to us,ā€ says local president Mike Rodrigues.   Tomorrow (Thursday, October 13,…

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