Yearly Archives: 2008

CUPE Ontario urges Peterborough to reject Trent University bid to “sell off” lands for private residence

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Ontario’s largest union representing university workers is urging the City of Peterborough to reject a bid by Trent University to give a private developer a 99-year lease on university…

CUPE Ontario, unions calls for enforceable standards, not vague reports for long term 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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, Ont. – With fresh revelations that over 60 per cent of long-term care homes violate provincial standards, unions representing long-term care workers called, once again, for an enforceable minimum care standard…

Crisis at Fort Frances community clinic resolved

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. FORT FRANCES, Ont. — The labour crisis at the Fort Frances Community Clinic was resolved last night (Wednesday, July 9), when a tentative agreement was reached.   “While we did…

Good Shepherd management denies living wage for women’s shelter staff – lockout or strike imminent

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Mediation talks between the Good Shepherd Women’s Services and their frontline staff broke off yesterday after management refused to address the issue of substandard wages.  The 50 women’s service…

Underfunding of child welfare services failing at risk children and youth – Thursday, July 3 at 12 p.m., rally to tell the McGuinty Liberals to increase funding

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. CUPE 841 held a successful rally in St. Thomas to ask for fair fundingfor Child Welfare services and supports, including restructuringinitiatives, preventive programs, resources, and staffing all of whichare under enormous…

Long-term care needs enforceable standards, not vague reports – Unions team up to call for regulation in light of devastating CP investigation

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, Ont. – With fresh revelations that over 60 per cent of long-term care homes violate provincial standards, unions representing long-term care workers called, once again, for an enforceable minimum care standard…

Kingston rallies for KGH – is Gerretsen listening?

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. – Citizens took their concerns about the future of Kingston General Hospital to MPP John Gerretsen’s Kingston office today. “This is a battle for health care democracy,” said…

Fair deal for paramedics – good deal for our communities

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. County of Hastings paramedics ratify new agreement   Belleville, Ont. – Paramedics in Hastings County have voted 78 per cent to ratify a new collective agreement that improves their working…

Good Shepherd women’s shelter staff ready 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. – The Good Shepherd Women’s Services frontline workers are preparing for strike action, as early as July 14, over the issue of substandard wages.  The 50 women’s service workers, represented…

City of Belleville municipal workers face possible lockout

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. – Members of local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), City of Belleville municipal workers, are getting ready for what could be lockout action from their employer.…