Yearly Archives: 2008

Child care workers, creator of Quebec’s $7/day system honoured during Child Care Appreciation Day

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Pauline Marois, the creator of Quebec’s $7 a day child care system, was given an award of honour during an event organized by the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) to…

Gananoque workers and Town reach tentative agreement – Union members to vote on tentative deal on Oct. 27

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   Gananoque, ON – A tentative deal between the Town of Gananoque and the union representing town workers was reached early Wednesday morning.   The workers, represented by the…

New provincial funding for long-term care homes. Is it enough? You be the judge

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. To find out how much more funding your facility will actually be getting, click on the link below. Please note that the homes are listed alphabetically per LHIN. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/media/news_releases/archives/nr_08/aug/psw_funding_chart_20080904.pdf…

Stop Tuition Fee Increases! – TAKE ACTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Click to see photographs from CFS Day of Action Click to see photographs from Halloween Action – CFS drop fees at Queens Park  The November 5 Day of Action…

Stop Tuition Fee Increases! – TAKE ACTION ON NOVEMBER 5

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Click to see photographs from Halloween Action – CFS drop fees at Queens Park  The November 5 Day of Action to drop user fees for university students is…

McGuinty government going in wrong direction; it must drive economy forward, not stand still — 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – The provincial Liberal government must be taken to task for retrenching rather than driving the economy forward during the current economic crisis, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees…

Ottawa to ‘Rock for Public Services’ with Trooper, Cooper Brothers on November 1

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. – Legendary rockers Trooper, along with The Cooper Brothers and comedians Bowser and Blue, will headline a free concert presented on Saturday, November 1 at the…

Reaction to Ontario economic statement

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 Toronto Sun Thu 23 Oct 2008   “I’ve never felt that this government was really serious about taking on poverty. It’s always been more talk, talk, talk and less action.…

Ont. to run deficit; Duncan blames global downturn

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 Thu 23 Oct 2008   TORONTO – Ontario’s Liberal government downgraded its growth forecasts, cut some spending commitments and will run a $500-million deficit, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan…

Ontario will run a deficit; Minister blames ‘challenges in global economy’

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. National Post Thursday, October 23, 2008 Page: A4   TORONTO – Ontario’s Liberal government downgraded its growth forecasts, cut some spending commitments and will run a $500-million deficit, the Finance Minister…