Speaker Biographies

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Convention 2013 Speaker Biographies: Sylvia McAdam is one of the four founders of Idle No More, the grassroots movement that has been making headlines for First Nations and Aboriginal rights…

Budget not enough to help the needy

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Pembroke Observer May 11 2013   I am a front-line support worker at Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley and president of CUPE Local 5088. The provincial budget announced May 2…

Ontario Budget 2013

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Ontario government introduced the 2013 budget on May 2. Follow the links on this page to get more information. CUPE Ontario Pre-Budget Submission CUPE Ontario press release: Liberal budget…

Ontario budget offers grim future for developmentally disabled and their families

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Guelph, ON  – Despite a small funding injection, yesterday’s provincial budget was met with “disappointment and bewilderment” by Guelph Wellington families of individuals with a developmental disability and the community living staff…

Liberal budget choices ignore human tragedies

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – With today’s provincial budget, the Ontario Liberals chose to ignore the mounting human tragedies in communities across the province, said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public…

International Workers’ Day Wednesday, May 1

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Wednesday, May 1 is May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. It’s a day for workers and the labour movement to celebrate the social and economic gains made for all working…