Daily Archives: September 18, 2013

Is chaining elephants in crates 24 hours a day for five days ‘safe and humane?’ asks CUPE 1600

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Toronto’s Zoo’s plan to place three aging African elephants chained in crates and ship them by truck to California is neither safe nor humane, the President of Local…

Labour and student leaders join striking CUPE 1393 members tomorrow at ‘un-cancelled’ campus community barbecue

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – Striking University of Windsor skilled trades and professional staff, members of Local 1393 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1393), will be joined tomorrow by labour and…

New study shows reducing hospital infections would save lives and Ontario health system $400 million a year

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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, ON — While the primary motivation to invest in proactive, preventative measures to fight the most common hospital acquired infections (HAIs) should be to save lives, a new American study published…