Liberals’ plan to sell Hydro One a blunder
Liberals’ plan to sell Hydro One a blunder
Friday rallies in Haliburton, Minden to “keep our rural hospitals”
HALIBURTON, Ont. ― Years of flat provincial funding for hospital services is hurting patient care in communities across Ontario, say hospital workers rallying in Haliburton and Minden tomorrow (Friday, June 5, 2015). Rural hospitals across the province are particularly hard-hit with severe cuts to care and services. “It’s very important for communities like…
The fight to Keep Hydro Public has only just begun: CUPE Ontario
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario vowed to ramp up pressure in the fight against the sale of Hydro One as the government used its majority in the legislature to force through its omnibus budget bill. Bill 91 enacts laws that allows the Liberal-engineered sell-off of our provincial electricity system, Hydro One. Despite enormous public opposition…
Support striking London ‘inside’ municipal workers
SOLIDARITY RALLY & BBQ – TUESDAY, JULY 21ST CUPE 101, representing ‘inside’ municipal workers in the City of London, are on strike to fight their employer’s attempt to extract concessions from their collective agreement. The local’s 750 front-line workers, mostly women, feel targeted because other City workers, including fire, police and the outside unit, retained…
CUPE Ontario Membership makes historic change for equality at Solidarity against Austerity Convention
TORONTO, ON – Members of Ontario’s largest union took a historic step last week, changing their union’s constitution to ensure broader diversity on its executive board, which will enhance the union’s work against the austerity agenda. Delegates to the 52nd annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted overwhelmingly to expand the…
