Daily Archives: July 17, 2008

Province fails low-income children with cuts to back-to-school allowances; City of London steps in

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. LONDON, Ont. – Thousands of low-income children and their families on social assistance will be left with no money to buy back-to-school supplies this year because the provincial government has cut back-to-school…

Ombudsman’s investigation into long-term care must look at the right things – CUPE urges focus on funding accountability and calls for no reprisals against workers for speaking out

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – Today’s announcement that the Ontario Ombudsman will investigate provincial monitoring of long-term care homes is a positive step “to improving care quality for residents as long as André Marin looks…

KGH workers gear up for fight to keep hospital under local control – Town hall meeting being planned to tackle “turbulent” time for KGH

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. KINGSTON, Ont. – Workers at the Kingston GeneralHospital are gearing up for the fight to keep their hospital under local control as the province moves to put it under supervision by the…

Belleville city management not so “friendly” with ploy to confuse public

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Management at “The Friendly City” of Belleville are failing the City’s motto with its ploy to confuse the public about proposed conciliation dates, said Helen Gibb-Gavel of the Canadian…