Category Archives: 2007-2014 Archives

Where is the bus

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Where’s the bus? Tuesday September 25:    Windsor- Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee Conference Saturday  September 22:      Lindsay Fall Fair 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Tuesday   September 18: International…

Union official promotes ‘real option’

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. North Bay Nugget (ON) Mon 01 Oct 2007 Page: A1 Section: Front Byline: Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles Source: The Nugget The Liberals and Tories are two sides of the same coin, Fred Hahn,…

CUPE likes NDP water stance

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Sudbury Star (On) Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Page: A4 Section: Greater Sudbury Byline: Rachel Punch A Canadian Union of Public Employees bus travelling across the province to shore up votes for…

Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society workers deliver strong strike mandate

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. LONDON, Ont. – Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society workers voted 93 per cent to strike if a fair deal is not reached with management.  The 80 child protection and administrative support workers,…

CUPE Ontario calls on voters to elect a government that will stop wholesale sell-offs of water, other services to private companies

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. SUDBURY, Ont. – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario today called on voters to elect a government that will protect water as a public good and a fundamental human right.…

Thunder Bay residents say public power is best for consumers and environment

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.     THUNDER BAY, Ont. — In a telephone poll conducted by the Ontario Electricity Coalition, most Thunder Bay residents said they think publicly owned, non-profit utilities are better for…

Private sector unions say no way to private health care

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) — Private sector unions in Ontario have nothing good to say about Conservative leader John Tory’s stance on opening Ontario’s doors to two-tier private health care. For-profit health care will drive…

Health Coalition releases new report: Damning evidence from Ontario’s private for-profit clinics

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 – “First, do no harm.”  That is the warning issued by the Ontario Health Coalition in light of John Tory’s campaign to open the gates to U.S.-style for-profit hospitals and clinics.…

Kenora District paramedics urge council not to contract out non-emergency services

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   KENORA, Ont. – Kenora District paramedics, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 5911 members, are urging the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) not to contract out non-emergency services to…

Vowing to fight to the end, Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) in Brampton’s William Osler Health Centre rallied today (September 27, 2007) to stave off an unwelcome reassignment of their jobs.

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 RPNs, who work in Osler’s obstetrics and pediatrics units, collectively have 351 years of experience, skills and dedication in their jobs providing front line care to their community.  Their work includes…