Monthly Archives: June 2008

Local & Member Information Update

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A message from CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan to Ontario CUPE members: Show CUPE solidarity for CAW 222:JOIN the blockade march Thursday, June 12 at Oshawa GM Truck Plant

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. There is nothing more democratic than workers standing up for the right to good jobs, strong communities and good government public policy.  This is why it is important for Ontario CUPE…

Brockville part-time bus drivers join CUPE

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   BROCKVILLE, Ont. – On Friday, part-time bus drivers with the city of Brockville have voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). They will belong to the same…

Good Shepherd Women’s Shelter staff vote 97 % to strike for living wage

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – In an effort to improve their substandard wages, Good Shepherd women’s shelter staff recently voted 97 per cent in favour of strike action, if a fair contract is not…

CUPE 1880 CAS workers of Algoma ratify agreement

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont – CAS workers of Algoma, CUPE 1880, have ratified the tentative agreement reached last weekend.   “We’re pleased with the outcome of the vote,” said Lee-Ann…

Cornwall citizens and health care workers oppose the loss of clinical laboratory services at their hospital

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CORNWALL, Ont. – Yesterday night, concerned citizens of the Cornwall area, members of the Ontario Coalition of Hospital Unions (OCHU – CUPE) and other health care professionals, came together at the Royal…

Leeds and Grenville paramedics reach last minute deal

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. LEEDS & GRENVILLE, Ont. – The Paramedics of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville voted today to accept an ‘eleventh hour’ offer from the County. Dave Hone, the President of…

CUPE social workers in Thunder Bay in legal strike position on Friday

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Eight members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 3844, working at the Physical and Sexual Assault Crisis Center in Thunder Bay, could go on strike as soon as this…

CUPE Local 1880, CAS workers of Algoma reach tentative agreement

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.  – The CAS workers of the Children’s Aid Society of Algoma, CUPE local 1880, have reached a tentative agreement, with ratification expected by Friday, June 6. “We’re…

Durham School Board’s decision to cut EAs will hurt special needs students CUPE warns

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Oshawa, Ont. – Special needs students who rely on highly qualified and experienced educational assistants (EAs) will lose those specialized services if the Durham School Board proceeds with their plan…