Kingston coalition keeps recycling in-house

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“Be prepared. And you can win.” That’s the message John Hale, the president of CUPE 109—City of Kingston municipal, public housing, and ferry service workers—wants to relay to other Ontario CUPE municipal locals.

Recently, while the CUPE 109 leadership attended a CUPE Ontario educational in Toronto, the local of more than 1100 members learned that Kingston council was “re-visiting” a decision made last summer to keep a new organics recycling program in-house. That’s when a Kingston community anti-privatization coalition, that includes Queen’s academics, labour groups and CUPE 109, sprang into action. {more}

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