CUPE education workers call on the Ford government to immediately increase school board funding: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of services in London-area school

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LONDON, ON – At a press conference this morning CUPE locals representing more than 5000 education workers in the London area called on the Ford government to immediately increase funding for school boards and remedy the crisis in understaffing, sky rocketing violence, and lack of student supports. A recent survey of Ontario education workers, including…

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Ottawa shelter workers sound alarm in supermajority petition demanding better treatment and improved services from Carefor

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OTTAWA – Days after the City of Ottawa announced $10.5 million in federal funding to help bring homeless individuals out of the cold, frontline shelter workers have delivered a powerful message to their employer. A supermajority of workers from seven shelters operated by Carefor signed a petition outlining the urgent crisis facing both staff and…

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“Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in Waterloo-area schools

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WATERLOO, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has led…

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“Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in Sarnia-area schools

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SARNIA, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school secretaries represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) shows that a severe crisis in underfunding has led…

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What matters at the ballot box is Doug Ford’s record dismantling public services not his “Captain Canada” guise

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New book Against the People finds Ontarians harmed by PC policies  TORONTO – The trail of harm of the policies of the Doug Ford government has regrettably touched many Ontarians, finds a new and timely book, Against the People (Fernwood). As Ontarians face an early election with Ford playing the role of ‘Captain Canada’ against…

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Workers focus on Ford’s failures as CUPE Ontario launches “Fire the Boss” campaign

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– Keep attention on Conservatives’ record of blame and bribes, says union – TORONTO—Putting the spotlight on the long record of hurt, damage, inaction, and corruption that Ford’s Conservatives have inflicted on workers and all Ontarians, CUPE Ontario has launched a bold new campaign to fire Doug Ford. The Fire the Boss campaign, aimed at…

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Solidarity with CUPE 3550 in Alberta

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CUPE Ontario and OSBCU have sent the following letter of solidarity to striking CUPE education workers in Alberta: Dear friends, sisters, brothers and comrades: From Ontario, we send our solidarity (and a cheque!) to the striking education workers in Edmonton, members of CUPE 3550, and we do this on behalf of 290,000 CUPE members in…

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