Yearly Archives: 2009

CUPE Ontario commends Pascal Report; community-based child care needs enhancements

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – CUPE Ontario today commends Dr. Charles Pascal on the release of his report, With Our Best Future in Mind, which points a way forward to the implementation of full-day…

P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report McGuinty government clinging to P3 model despite even higher costs

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – The cost penalty paid by governments for financing hospitals and other public infrastructure projects through public private partnerships (P3s) has jumped substantially since the onset of the financial crisis,…

Arbitration is not a four-letter word

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Jun 11 2009 Page: A8 Section: Editorial/Opinion Byline: Sid Ryan Column: Sid Ryan Source: Special to The Windsor Star  There are times in life where the best thing to do is for…

City of Toronto marching us toward a strike, outside workers president says Union launches ad campaign

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 City of Toronto appears to be marching its outside workers toward a strike beginning June 22, says Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE.…

BOARD THE BUS BULLETIN# 3: Countdown to Windsor

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 daily newsletter en route to Windsor June 12For June 10, 2009, B minus 2 days Time is running out! Sisters and brothers in Windsor need your support! Buses…

Privatizing ambulances – what’s next? Fire and police?

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. “Community safety not for sale”:  CUPE North Bay, Ont. – Privatizing emergency medical services (EMS) in West Nipissing will divert already scarce resources into private profits and undermine community safety, said…

McMaster Sessionals picket two convocation ceremonies to protest layoffs

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. – In the midst of across-the-board layoffs, McMaster Sessional Faculty, represented by CUPE 3906, will take to the streets to make the consequences of restructuring at McMaster known to the…

Windsor striking workers will respect court’s injunction

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. WINDSOR, Ont. – On Friday, May 29th, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Windsor striking workers were allowed to stop people from entering six specific city sites for a period…

P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. McGuinty government clinging to P3 model despite even higher costs TORONTO – The cost penalty paid by governments for financing hospitals and other public infrastructure projects through public private partnerships (P3s)…

Privatizing ambulances – what’s next? Fire and police? “Community safety not for sale”: 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. – Privatizing emergency medical services (EMS) in West Nipissing will divert already scarce resources into private profits and undermine community safety, said the union representing West Nipissing paramedics,…