Support for striking library workers fills the streets of Leamington at celebration of resistance

LEAMINGTON, ON ā€“ Despite the rain, more than two hundred community members and labour leaders gathered in front of the Leamington library to celebrate the courage and strength of the Essex County library workers who have now been on strike for 68 days. ā€œThere may be some people out there that thought library workers would…

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New poll shows library workers have community support while Mayors on Essex County Council could face voter backlash for mismanagement

Essex, ON ā€“ Two-thirds of voters in Essex County believe the mayors that sit on the county council are doing a poor job of handling the library strike and half say it will affect how they vote in the next election, according to a new poll conducted by Environics, that was released today. The strike…

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Province must turn gender wage gap recommendations into action: CUPE

TORONTO, ON ā€“ Following todayā€™s final recommendations from the provinceā€™s gender wage gap strategy consultation, the Ontario division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) called on the Wynne government to set clear timelines for implementing an affordable, publicly funded child care system. In the report released this morning, the consultation committee made child…

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Ontarioā€™s $4.8 billion hospital underfunding means 16 less nurses, 47 fewer hospital staff, $5 million a year funding gap for Pembroke

Pembroke, ON ā€” When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario governmentā€™s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Pembroke Regional Hospital, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Pembroke patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario and…

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ā€œDo the right thing. Vote to keep Cassellholme public.ā€ CUPE urges board ahead of todayā€™s vote

NORTH BAY, ON ā€” With the vote later today on whether to continue to operate Cassellholme as a public long-term care home, board members are being urged to ā€œdo the right thing and vote to keep the home public under municipal control.ā€ The Cassellholme board are ā€œlocked in static thinking, premised on one option; changing…

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Striking library workers host ā€˜Storytimeā€™ thank you events for Essex County community as strike enters third month

ESSEX, ON ā€“ Striking Essex County library workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will be hosting a series of ā€˜Storytimeā€™ events to thank the community for their ongoing support as the strike enters its third month later this week. ā€œOur community has been supporting our struggle for a fair contract since…

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