CUPE Members working in Home and Community Care Support Services to protest at Ontario Treasury Board to demand a fair deal at the bargaining table!

TORONTO – On Wednesday morning, a delegation representing 1,600 CUPE members working in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) were offered an insulting wage increase at the bargaining table by the Ontario Treasury Board and the Ford Government. Over thirty members working in HCCSS travelled from across Ontario to bargain a fair wage reopener…

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Cuts to international student admissions miss the real problems causing the crisis for public universities in Ontario

OTTAWA, ON – A 50 percent cut in the number of international students, announced today by the federal government, does nothing to deal with the underlying causes of the crisis unfolding in public universities across Ontario. What it will do is increase dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric that is being fanned by right-wing politicians across the country,…

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Cuts to international student admissions miss the real problems causing the crisis for public universities in Ontario

A 50 percent cut in the number of international students, announced today by the federal government, does nothing to deal with the underlying causes of the crisis unfolding in public universities across Ontario. What it will do is increase dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric that is being fanned by right-wing politicians across the country, says the leading…

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“We won’t be forced into a contract. We’ll go on strike instead”: Black River-Matheson municipal workers now on strike

Black-River Matheson, ON) – After being locked out for 15 weeks, Black River-Matheson municipal workers are now on strike after the Township ended the lock out by forcing a contract on the workers, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490. “Last week we overwhelming rejected the employer’s contract during a forced vote…

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“We overwhelmingly rejected an offer forced on us”: Locked out Black River-Matheson municipal workers continue to fight for better wages for all

(Black-River Matheson, ON) – Locked out Black River-Matheson municipal workers have overwhelmingly rejected an offer forced on them by the Township and are now ramping up their efforts for a good deal, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490. “We said it before and we’ll say it again,” said Serge Bouchard, President…

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Shortage of placements for youth means they can end up in hotels, increasing risk for all involved

BELLEVILLE, ON – With limited foster homes available, Highland Shores Children’s Aid (HSCA) has been forced to place a youth in hotels and even Airbnb’s since November. The province-wide shortage of licensed spaces in foster homes and treatment facilities is leading more agencies to turn to hotels, motels, and Air bnbs. The children and youth…

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