TORONTO – Today on picket lines all across Ontario, members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 made their voices heard. These workers are on strike for the first time in the over history of the organization because their employer refuses to address the significant workload issues, stagnant pay, and toxic environment in their workplace. In a media event…
TORONTO, ON – In the first day at the negotiating table in more than two weeks between Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) and CUPE 2073, there were zero proposals exchanged, and no bargaining to speak of. CHS came without a plan move forward, instead bringing list of demands to members, including an end to the public…
New CCPA study warns about wasteful expenditure on private healthcare as Ontario budget promises $280 million to for-profit facilities Sarnia – Last week’s provincial budget shows that Ontario is heading down the same policy path that led to the severe hospital staffing crisis fueling rampant ER closures, hallway health care, and long wait-lists, according to…
ESSEX, ON – Essex County library workers are welcoming the announcement by Lakeshore council of $80,000 for a temporary library and washroom facility at Stoney Point, where the existing facility has been closed because of health and safety concerns. “The library is very important to the community. We have been advocating for a long-term solution…
