Strike commences at Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien

L’ORIGNAL, ON – More than 250 education workers with the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) have commenced job action this morning. The workers, represented by CUPE Local 4155, have been in bargaining for two years, and are the last school board local in the province to conclude negotiations following an August…

Strike commences at Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien

L’ORIGNAL, ONTARIO–(Feb. 7, 2017) – More than 250 education workers with the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) have commenced job action this morning. The workers, represented by CUPE Local 4155, have been in bargaining for two years, and are the last school board local in the province to conclude negotiations following…

Vulnerable children need continuity of care, not temporary replacement workers 100s of kms away: CAS worker

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – The following is an open letter written by a child protection worker in Ontario; it details her concerns over the use of temporary replacement workers during the lockout at Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS). I am a child protection worker in Durham Region, Ontario. I…

1000 hospital and LTC staff from across province at Hamilton, Monday noon rally for higher provincial funding

HAMILTON, ON — Hospital and long-term care staff from Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, New Liskeard, Sudbury, North Bay, Toronto and many communities in between, will be in Hamilton for a noon rally on Monday (February 6, 2017), to demand higher provincial funding for health care. It’s anticipated that over 1000 health care workers represented by the…