Peel Children’s Aid Society Workers have been on strike since September 18 in order to secure a safer, healthier and more dignified working environment. The 435 members of CUPE 4914 have been without a collective agreement since March 31. While many issues have been dealt with in bargaining, a number remain outstanding, including language around…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Negotiators for 435 frontline administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) have rejected what the employer has characterized as their ‘final offer.’ “What Peel CAS has called their ‘final offer’ does not meet the needs of our members. Period. Full stop,” said…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – As union negotiators prepare for a critical meeting with the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) tomorrow, the president of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914) today charged that Peel CAS appears more interested in intimidation than negotiation. “We were shocked to…
With September 17 lockout/strike deadline fast approaching, CUPE 4914 president calls on employer to move from ‘dictate to negotiate’ MISSISSAUGA, ON – The Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) is putting vital services to residents of Peel Region at risk by refusing to negotiate seriously, the president of the union…
HAMILTON, ON – Allies and employees of St. Matthew’s House warn that a decision by Hamilton City Council to move funding for services for children with special needs to another agency could sound the death knell for other vital services in North Hamilton – and an end to St. Matthew’s itself. On August 12,…
NORTH BAY, BURK’S FALLS and PARRY SOUND, ON – On Labour Day, child protection workers from the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound will launch a series of autumn “actions” designed to build public support and awareness of the importance of defending high-quality child protection services in the region.…
TORONTO, ON – Following today’s final recommendations from the province’s gender wage gap strategy consultation, the Ontario division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) called on the Wynne government to set clear timelines for implementing an affordable, publicly funded child care system. In the report released this morning, the consultation committee made child…
TORONTO – In the wake of damaging new details about the Wynne government’s decisions around the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS), CUPE Ontario has released the results of a recent survey of its members in Ontario Works (OW) offices across the province. The survey’s findings confirm that, despite the additional millions spent on the system,…
TORONTO, Ont. — From Windsor, to Waterloo, to Wawa, child care can’t wait! Ontario parents, ECEs and social justice advocates right across the province are launching a new petition and campaign calling for a universal, quality child care system. “It’s time to get the child care system that modern families need.” said Kim Gilbert, a…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(May 5, 2016) – At a Queen’s Park rally, the president of Ontario’s largest union today joined with parents in calling on the province to stop cuts that are hurting children with autism. “We’re here today to call on Kathleen Wynne and the Liberal government to provide adequate funding for Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI).…
