Developmental service workers at Community Living Espanola vote to strike, joining province-wide Worth Fighting For campaign

Social Services, Solidarity

  Espanola, ON—Developmental service workers at Community Living Espanola (CLE) voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, joining thousands of social services workers across Ontario in the Worth Fighting For campaign. They are demanding fair pay, respect, and the funding needed to meet the needs for some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents. For years, developmental…

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After years of underfunding and wage suppression, CMHA—Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge workers vote 93% in favour of strike action

Health Care, Solidarity

Peterborough, ON—Frontline mental health workers at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)—Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after years of underfunding and the wage suppression of Bill 124 pushed them into poverty. Members of CUPE 5258—including nurses, mental health workers, and family education support workers—deliver critical community-based care across a…

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More Chaos for Ontario Health Athome Workers as Employer Reverses Freeze on their Return to Work Order Less Than a Day After Announcing it was on Hold

Health Care, Solidarity

Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff…

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Not fooled by Conservatives’ scapegoating school boards, Hamilton residents blame Ford’s underfunding for school cuts: poll

School Boards, Solidarity

HAMILTON, ON—Just weeks after students returned to class and a month since Education Minister Paul Calandra began his scapegoat-the-school-boards media blitz, a new poll has found that a decisive majority of Hamilton, Ontario residents lay the blame for cuts to public education and the lack of support services in schools at the door of Doug…

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Not fooled by Conservatives’ scapegoating school boards, Durham residents blame Ford’s underfunding for school cuts: poll

School Boards, Solidarity

WHITBY, ON—Just weeks after students returned to class and a month since Education Minister Paul Calandra began his scapegoat-the-school-boards media blitz, a new poll has found that a decisive majority of Durham, Ontario residents lay the blame for cuts to public education and the lack of support services in schools at the door of Doug…

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‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario

Education, Solidarity

TORONTO – On Saturday, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools. The Ontario government has cut billions from public education since 2018, creating a crisis in underfunding and understaffing at schools across the province.…

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Parents and educators urge Ford to sign new federal child care agreement, in light of Auditor-General’s report

Child Care, Solidarity

Community provides Roadmap to solving issues identified in Auditor’s report   ONTARIO – The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) is welcoming a new report from Ontario’s Auditor-General, which calls on the Ford government to fix gaps in the early learning and child care system, including improving equitable access and workforce development. The report…

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