NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – The following is an open letter written by a child protection worker in Ontario; it details her concerns over the use of temporary replacement workers during the lockout at Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS). I am a child protection worker in Durham Region, Ontario. I…
Public and not-for-profit network will deliver best child care for Ontarians: CUPE submission Ontario’s best and only chance of building a high-quality and affordable system of early childhood education and care for all Ontarians is to create one that is publicly funded, planned and managed system, says CUPE in its just-released submission to the Ontario…
PARRY SOUND, ON – Today workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) will welcome to their picket line in Parry Sound the vice-president of a sister local from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Jim Little, vice-president of CUPE 1165-2, will take a donation of $500…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – A provincial arbitrator’s decision regarding a group of children’s aid workers in Peel is good news for workers at Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS). The ruling, released last week, sets out clear directions for reducing caseloads among frontline CAS workers at Peel, making children’s aid…
TORONTO – A group of Toronto parents and educators are calling on City Council and Mayor John Tory to have a heart and protect child care in schools by halting cuts to Childcare Occupancy Grants in the City Budget. All City Councillors are invited to join Toronto families and educators to sign a Valentine Pledge…
NORTH BAY, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are hoping that a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne to North Bay could be the catalyst for ending the labour disruption that began on December 23. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society (CAS) expressed their shock and dismay at the cancellation of Tuesday’s meeting of the agency’s board of directors. The announcement was posted on the website of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS late last week,…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Union negotiators are disappointed that little progress was made today towards ending the lockout of frontline, administrative and support staff at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society (CAS). However, they expressed hope that both sides would soon return to bargaining to reach a deal that protects child…
PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) gave a resounding vote of thanks to their community yesterday, as they held a “fruitful” food drive for Parry Sound Harvest Share food bank. As part of their “Pay It Forward” campaign, workers collected food items from 8:30 a.m.…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Representatives of the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound and the union that represents its frontline, administrative and support workers will meet tomorrow (Thursday) in North Bay to attempt to resolve the labour dispute that began on December 23. It is the…
