Yearly Archives: 2007

Private sector unions say no way to private health 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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) — Private sector unions in Ontario have nothing good to say about Conservative leader John Tory’s stance on opening Ontario’s doors to two-tier private health care. For-profit health care will drive…

Thunder Bay residents say public power is best for consumers and environment

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.     THUNDER BAY, Ont. — In a telephone poll conducted by the Ontario Electricity Coalition, most Thunder Bay residents said they think publicly owned, non-profit utilities are better for…

CUPE Ontario calls on voters to elect a government that will stop wholesale sell-offs of water, other services to private companies

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario today called on voters to elect a government that will protect water as a public good and a fundamental human right.…

CUPE reaches tentative agreement with City of Barrie

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.     BARRIE, Ont. — CUPE 2380 has reached a tentative agreement with the City of Barrie, averting a strike by about 400 municipal employees. Details of the agreement will…

Ottawa residents say public power is best for consumers and environment

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. OTTAWA, Ont. — In a telephone poll conducted by the Ontario Electricity Coalition, most Ottawa residents said they think publicly owned, non-profit utilities are better for consumers and the environment than private…

Staff shortages hurt elder care, union 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. The Windsor Star Wed 26 Sep 2007 Page: A2 Section: News Byline: Doug Williamson Source: Windsor Star Elderly residents of Ontario’s long-term care homes are getting “assembly line care” because of staff…

NDP Commitments

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Related Files NDP KEY COMMITMENT: PROTECT HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT WITH RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW (83.0 Kb) NDP KEY COMMITMENT: $450 HEALTH TAX REBATE FOR WORKING FAMILIES (90.6 Kb) NDP KEY COMMITMENT: GUARANTEED MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE FOR…

Workers short-handed in caring for elderly, frail; duped by McGuinty who promised standards of 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.   WINDSOR, Ont. – Eighty-six per cent of front line workers in long-term care facilities have worked short-handed anywhere from once to 20 times a month when caring for elderly and…

Gail McCabe 11th CUPE member running in election

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. McCabe, who ran as an NDP candidate in the 1998 federal and 1999 provincial elections, has a long record of union activism on campuses including Brock Wilfred Laurier and York universities. She…

Strategic voting on wane; NDP could hold balance of power

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. September 24/07- Mid way through the Ontario election campaign, both the media pundits and the polls are indicating that the NDP could end up holding the balance of power after October 10.…