TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s first child care policy summit will take place tonight and tomorrow at Ryerson University, bringing together leading figures in wide-ranging discussions about the impact of recent child care changes in Ontario and opportunities to advance progress on provincial child care policy. The thought-provoking forum has been organized by the Ontario Coalition…
Union makes ‘best possible effort’ to resolve months-long dispute; ‘The ball’s squarely in the employer’s court now,” says CUPE 2316.1 President TORONTO, ON – The fate of a nearly two months-long strike is now in the hands of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), the union representing striking Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS)…
TORONTO, ON – A broad range of community allies will join together this afternoon to join their voices to the growing movement to save Second Base Youth Shelter. The rally will take place today, September 18, at 12 noon in front of Second Base, located at 700 Kennedy Road. Second Base’s board announced it will…
TORONTO, ON – Striking Emergency After Hours Staff, members of Local 2316-1 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2316-1), will today be joined on the picket line by their allies in the community and the labour movement. The solidarity rally will take place at 6:00 p.m. in front of the Children’s Aid Society…
‘Instead of working to save the shelter, management and board seem more interested in punishing residents who speak up,’ says President of CUPE 4358 TORONTO, ON – The union representing front-line workers at the Second Base Youth Shelter in Scarborough today called on management and the Second Base board to stop focusing on reprisals and…
OTTAWA, ON – Tamir, an Ottawa agency that provides integrated living in a Jewish environment for people with developmental disabilities, is jeopardizing services for its participants by refusing to adhere to Ontario’s Ministry of Community and Social Services directives for creating stable and secure conditions for frontline workers. To date, Tamir has received nearly $450,000…
CUPE 2316.1 calls on Children’s Aid to return quickly to bargaining table and “get at-risk kids the supports they need, deserve and have been deprived of for a month” TORONTO, ON – Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS) for the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), have overwhelmingly rejected a so-called ‘final offer’ presented by…
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Unionized workers of the Children’s Aid Society of Algoma say they will be in a legal strike or lockout position should their mediation talks fail on August 31. The mediation talks were set after negotiations with the conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour failed to achieve progress. “Even…
CUPE 2316-1 welcomes employer’s decision to return to bargaining table TORONTO, ON – After more than three weeks, striking Emergency After Hours Service (EAHS) workers, members of Local 2316-1 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2316-1) are looking forward to a resumption of bargaining today with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. “For…
SAULT SAINT MARIE, ON – CUPE Local 5269, representing approximately 140 workers of the Children’s Aid Society of Algoma, moved to a no-board on August 4th after negotiations with a Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator broke off. “In spite of our great strides to reach a deal, ultimately the employer is just not willing,” said…
