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Who do Ontarians want to respond when they call 911? 83 per cent say ambulance paramedics, not fire for medical response
TORONTO, ON – A new provincial poll released today shows that Ontarians aren’t on board for recent Liberal government changes that would redirect 911 medical calls away from paramedic ambulance services to fire departments. If they had to make a 911 call for medical assistance for themselves or a family member, more than 83 per…
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Black History Month Statement
Every February, CUPE Ontario urges all its members to acknowledge and celebrate Black History Month. We also invite our members to reflect on the many contributions Black people of African and Caribbean heritage have made to Canada and our union movement. Black workers have a long history of building the Canadian labour movement and fighting…
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Trent food service workers and employer Compass reach tentative agreement
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A tentative settlement on a new collective agreement for Trent food service workers was reached last night between negotiating teams for Local 3205 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Compass Group Canada Ltd., which operates as Chartwells at Trent University. The new agreement will come into effect pending ratification.…
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PETERBOROUGH, ON – A tentative settlement on a new collective agreement for Trent food service workers was reached last night between negotiating teams for Local 3205 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Compass Group Canada Ltd., which operates as Chartwells at Trent University. The new agreement will come into effect pending ratification.…
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Vote by Trent food service workers delivers unmistakeable message to Compass: “Negotiate with us to put an end to precarious work”
PETERBOROUGH, ON – By a margin of 96 per cent, Trent’s food service workers have voted down a contract offer from their employer that failed to address the issue of precarious work. At the demand of food services giant Compass Group Canada, the Ministry of Labour held a supervised vote by employees on the company’s…
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Commemorating the Quebec Mosque Massacre and Calling for Action
We come together today to remember and mourn the senseless loss of six Muslim men, killed on Jan 29, 2017, while in prayer, at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec (CCIQ). Last year’s deadly shooting at the Quebec City Mosque is a violent example of Islamophobia in Canada. These men were fathers, friends, husbands, sons,…
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Patrick Brown is gone. What now for Ontario politics?
Patrick Brown is gone. What now for Ontario politics? Ontario politics was thrown into chaos in the late hours of Wednesday night. Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader, Patrick Brown, was forced to resign after two women came forward with serious accusations of sexual assault. Patrick Brown is now on a growing list of men who are…
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Time for government to truthfully address their revenue problems to fix long-term care and other public services, Hahn tells finance committee.
WINDSOR, ON – “It’s time we had an honest conversation about what’s not working in this province and what it’s going to cost to fix it,” said CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn speaking to the provincial finance committee that is in Windsor today for pre-budget hearings. “We’re seeing the impact of years of government underfunding…
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Facing Violence and Assault in Health Care
Health care workers across the province regularly face situations that put their personal health and safety at risk. That’s according to a recent study, “Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.” It was co-authored by Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith, two occupational and environmental health researchers who join The Agenda to discuss why they were…
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