Support communities, not cuts. January 17, 2020 Victory! Thanks to the hard work of parents, families, front-line child care workers and allies. Peterborough City Council voted 9-2 in favour of a motion put forward by Councillor Kemi Akapo to keep Pearson and Peterborough Child Care Centres and before and after school programs open. Since the…
Sign the Petition Below: The Ottawa Hospital is moving quickly to close the in-house cafeteria kitchen at the Riverside Campus that serves patients, their families and staff these “home-style” meals and replace it with an outsourced take out food company. Please take a minute to sign the online petition that asks the Ottawa Hospital to…
During the last election campaign, Doug Ford never told us that he was going to radically restructure and privatize Ontario’s health care system, but leaked documents show that they have been planning to do exactly that. Without any consultation whatsoever, the Ford government will soon bring their secret plan for radical changes to healthcare out…
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Dear Minister Elliott, I’m counting on you to support Bill 13, the Time to Care Act. Bill 13 would require all long-term care homes in Ontario to provide a minimum care standard of an average of 4 hours of hands-on care to their residents each day. Even though all parties supported the same bill at second…
The OMERS Sponsors Board is proposing to make the following change that will hurt your pension: 1. Changes to early retirement provisions. As it stands today, OMERS members can retire early if: They have worked for 30 years; or They reach their 90 factor where your age and years of service add up to 90…
Attention all staff, CUPE leaders and activists: The election results on June 7, were not what we wanted and are very concerning for all CUPE members and the public services we provide. With only 40 percent of the vote, Doug Ford and the Conservative Party now have a majority government in Ontario. The race…
TORONTO, ON – Lawyers for the Premier and Ministers of Energy and Finance were back in court today, trying to defend the sell-off of Hydro One that hurt the people of the province and benefited the Ontario Liberal party. The misfeasance suit, filed by Steven Shrybman and Goldblatt Partners on behalf of a group…
TORONTO, ON (March 16, 2018) – While the Premier tries to change the channel with a Throne Speech Monday, her lawyers will be back in court trying to defend her and her Ministers of Energy and Finance in the lawsuit against them over the sale of Hydro One shares. The misfeasance suit, filed by Steven…
OMERS is well on track to reach its funded status. Yet some at the Sponsors Corporation want to get rid of key benefits like guaranteed indexing. We can’t let that happen. Click here to review the changes that OMERS wants to make to your pension Click here to download a factsheet to share with other OMERS members…
