OTTAWA, Ont. – Ottawa is in danger of leaving behind its poor and vulnerable residents if transit fare increases and cuts to homeless shelter services are passed in the next municipal budget, warn child care workers represented by Local 2204 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Workers from all areas of Ottawa’s social…
On October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, join the provincial mobilization to reject austerity and to demand economic justice for all! Click Here to visit the Raise the Rates website for more information
The Raise the Rates Campaign presents: Ellen Clifford, Disabled People Against Cuts, UK The UK has implemented brutal cuts to programs for unemployed and disabled people, including denying disability benefits to thousands of people. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is has been at the forefront of fighting the cuts. Atos, the private company carrying out…
