Monthly Archives: February 2011

CUPE economist rebuts C.D. Howe and Toronto Board of Trade reports on costs of contracting out City of Toronto solid waste

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) today released a rebuttal to two reports citing large cost savings in contracting out solid waste in the City of Toronto. …

KGH foodservice contract kept under wraps Local food group demands proof deal meets guidelines

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Many in Kingston are questioning comments made recently to local media by Ontario’s health minister about the foodservice deal between Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and a factory-food operation…

Ferguson Remarks February 7, 2011

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Today at 11 am we received notice from the city of its intention to contract out all residential curbside collection west of Yonge street, litter operations and litterbin collections in all parks…

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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Related Files Radio Ad – Economy – Kingston February 9 (453.1 Kb) Radio Ad – Kingston February 9 (468.6 Kb)

Harper Government Axes Global Education Program Benefiting Women and Girls

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Teachers across Canada and around the world are asking the Harper government to reverse a decision by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to reject participation in a major overseas education initiative.…

Toronto Hydro brass caught in cover-up about surveillance of union official

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 demonstration                                                             TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local One, the union representing workers at Toronto Hydro, is calling for “new leadership” at the…

Labour Minister must immediately investigate Toronto Hydro’s covert surveillance of Health and Safety activist

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Government must defend all Ontario workers from harassment. TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Charles Sousa, must immediately investigate Toronto Hydro’s harassment of a health and safety activist, including the…

McGuinty must ‘cut loose’ from Harper’s corporate tax cut mania, CUPE Ontario President tells pre-budget hearings

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. “Billions in corporate tax cuts shouldn’t trump building a better Ontario,” Fred Hahn tells Queen’s Park Finance Committee TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s fragile economic recovery could be in jeopardy unless the…

McGuinty must ‘cut loose’ from Harper’s corporate tax cut mania, CUPE Ontario President tells pre-budget hearings

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. “Billions in corporate tax cuts shouldn’t trump building a better Ontario,” Fred Hahn tells Queen’s Park Finance Committee TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s fragile economic recovery could be in jeopardy unless the…

CUPE Ontario president to present union’s submission to pre-budget consultations

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Fred Hahn will tell Finance Committee to “Build a Better Ontario” through wise investments in human, physical infrastructure and fair corporate taxation TORONTO, Ont. – Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian…