Yearly Archives: 2009

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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. 2008 Annual Convention CUPE Ontario and the National Convention Walkout 2007 2007 Annual Convention CUPE Ontario Action Plan – 2006 Report Card – 2007 Plan CUPE Ontario and the National Union Find…

Unbottle It! Tour Leads to Possible Municipal Bans on Bottled Water Across Canada

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 London city council passed a resolution calling on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to urge all municipalities to phase out the sale and purchase of bottled water where appropriate. The…

Community living workers across Ontario celebrate their work as 2009 contract negotiations begin

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Thousands of CUPE members working for community living agencies (ACLs) are celebrating Developmental Service Workers Appreciation Day today as their local unions begin contract negotiations. “When it comes…

York University on Strike

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Local 3903 – York University on Strike  TORONTO, Ont. – CUPE 3903, representing 3,400 contract faculty, teaching assistants and graduate assistants at York University, are on strike as of 12:01…

CUPE 3903 members vote “no” on York University offer Union asks to go back to bargaining table

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Over two days of voting, members of CUPE 3903 sent a clear message to the York University administration by rejecting the offer on which they were forced to vote. …

City of Windsor workers commit to work

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing City of Windsor workers, have been told by the employer representatives that their group asked the…

Canada’s Left makes strides on Palestine

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. By Yves Engler January 13, 2009 http://rabble.ca/news/lefts-historic-progress-palestine The Canadian Left has made a historic step forward in its opposition to Zionism. On Saturday Montréal held probably the largest…

CTU Calls for Government Action on Israel

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi http://union.org.nz/news/2009/ctu-calls-for-government-action-on-israel Submitted by Communications on 15 January, 2009 – 17:21. CTU MEDIA RELEASE14 January 2009 “The New Zealand Government…

Chill descends on Israel’s critics

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Sid Ryan’s Op Ed In The Toronto SunJanuary 19, 2009 There’s a clear chill in the air. And it’s not just coming from the deep freeze of winter that’s descended on us.…

CUPE Ontario Convention 2009

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   June 1, 2009 For four days in May, nearly 1,000 CUPE Ontario members converged on Toronto for their annual Convention. Now, we have emerged, stronger and more united than…