Monthly Archives: October 2009

McGuinty Government floats ‘Dalton Days’ at own peril, warns CUPE Ontario

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 last time a ‘Liberal’ introduced ‘Rae Days,’ it cost them the government” TORONTO, Ont. – Finance Minister Dwight Duncan’s economic statement today shows the McGuinty Government has no real economic…

Ottawa will “Jump Up” for public child care Sunday

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Media conference today to press City on child care and announce free concert Sunday OTTAWA, Ont. – The City of Ottawa must match the positive changes to its 2010 budget process…

Children’s Aid workers shocked as employer pushes for strike date

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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, ON –  More than 125 case workers for at-risk-children attending meetings last night in North Bay and Parry Sound were visibly upset when told their employer, the Nipissing and Parry…

Major Victory At Site 41

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Last night (September 22nd) County Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to cease work on the Site 41 for good.  For full details please click here: Today at the Simcoe…

Say bye to buy local comes to Kitchener

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Ontario, Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Kitchener KITCHENER, Ont. – ‘Say bye to buy local,’ the second stop on an eight-city speaking tour featuring Council of…

Say bye to buy local – trade deals threaten local economies – CUPE Ontario and Council of Canadians speaking tour on trade arrives in Toronto on Tuesday

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – In the midst of the ‘Buy American’ local procurement controversy, ‘Say bye to buy local,’ will arrive in Toronto on Tuesday, October 20. The Toronto event will be held…

I love Fort Frances

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Work conditions & morale top-of-mind as Family and Children’s Services Niagara contract talks resume today

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. St. Catherines, ON – Child protection is being compromised because workers whose priority is the safety and well-being of at-risk children are overloaded and morale is suffering, say CUPE Local 2328 negotiators…

An Open Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. September 22, 2009 An Open Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty The Ontario government has before it a blueprint for major educational reform, one that will make Ontario the best place…

STRIKE VOTE, Toronto Public Library at a crossroads

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. – Toronto Public Library workers, members of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU), CUPE Local 4948 have voted overwhelmingly to strike, giving their bargaining committee an 86 per cent…