Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas warns against CAS’s use of replacement workers as she visits locked-out children’s aid workers on the picket line in North Bay

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND – Workers locked out of their jobs by the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound will be joined on the picket line on Wednesday by France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, who is speaking out against the society’s use of replacement workers. The MPP…

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International Solidarity Committee statement on anti-BDS motion passed by the Ontario Legislature

On Thursday, December 1, 2106, Ontario PC MPP Gila Martow introduced Motion 36 in the Ontario Legislature. Condemning the work of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement (BDS) as a ‘hate movement, Motion 36 grossly misrepresents the work of grassroots organizers fighting for Palestinian human rights and calling for an end to Israel’s ongoing war crimes…

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Locked-out workers of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS hold a Friday “Rally with Allies” in North Bay in defence of child protection services

NORTH BAY, ON – Frontline child protection worker and administrative and support staff, locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society, will begin the first day of their lockout with a strong show of solidarity by the workers themselves and support from their allies from communities in the districts of…

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As lockout looms, child protection workers call on Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS to join forces with them to defend services for vulnerable children and families

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) expressed concern and disappointment that the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound had allowed yesterday’s mediation talks to break off without progress towards a deal that protects the region’s child welfare services. “The…

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College Street Bar Shutdown!

CUPE Ontario endorses the mandate of the Sexual Assault Action Coalition. The coalition is committed empowering survivors of sexual assault and sexual violence through grassroots initiatives and community collaboration and support.  At CUPE Ontario’s recent Women’s Conference, Sexual Assault Action Coalition co-founder and CUPE 2484 member Viktoria Belle presented on the coalition’s work, and our…

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Cuts, not sick leave, are the real concerns around services for vulnerable children and families at Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – A spokesperson for child protection workers at the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound is calling on the society to address the obstacles to providing high-quality child protection services in the north and to stop focusing on “non-issues” that prevent both sides…

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Season’s greetings

CUPE Ontario Local Leadership & Activists, As we come to the end of the year, we’re taking this time to say “thank you” for all the hard work you do, as local leaders and activists, both on behalf of our members and in service to the people of Ontario. The work you do matters to…

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