Yearly Archives: 2008

Proposed privatization of public services in West Nipissing comes at high cost – 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. NORTH BAY, Ont. – Proposed privatization of public services in the municipal and hospital sectors will come at a high cost to residents of West Nipissing, including the loss of good local…

Let’s keep things cool in Belleville, CUPE 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Union urges residents to tell councillors to vote for negotiation, not confrontation   BELLEVILLE, Ont. – The union representing Belleville’s municipal workers wants residents to tell their councilors to make…

Take Action to Stop Air Canada lay-offs

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.  Dear Brothers and Sisters:  I am writing to inform you that there will be a simultaneous  rally/protest across all Canada on July 28th 2008.  Each local base is  responsible for co-ordinating…

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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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…

Other events

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. 2012 Carnival Education is a Right! National Student Day of Action Stop Caterpillar – London Day of Action 10th Biennial OFL Convention, November 23rd-27th, 2009 CUPE National 2011 Convention OFL Convention November…

Rock for Public Services

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Rock for Public Services rewards workers, city’s animals Free Civic Centre show featured headliner David Wilcox, raised funds for the Ottawa Humane Society’s new building campaign OTTAWA, Oct. 18, 2009 – The…

CUPE Ontario brings messages of solidarity to Journal de Québec workers

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. A delegation from CUPE Ontario that included the president Sid Ryan, and vice-presidents Yolanda McClean and Candace Rennick, visited the office space of MédiaMatinQuébec on July 8, and distributed plaques to mark…