TORONTO – In the wake of damaging new details about the Wynne government’s decisions around the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS), CUPE Ontario has released the results of a recent survey of its members in Ontario Works (OW) offices across the province. The survey’s findings confirm that, despite the additional millions spent on the system,…
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BONFIELD, ON – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4616-2, ratified a new collective agreement with the Township of Bonfield last night. The new three-year agreement includes a wage increase and some benefit improvements. This was the first round of negotiations following a difficult 10-month strike that concluded in June, 2014.…
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PEMBROKE, Ont. — Hidden costs, increasing compensation, legal disputes are “the norm when contracted services go awry,” said Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) president Michael Hurley at a Pembroke media conference today that outlined the risky business of outsourcing. The Pembroke Regional Hospital has contracted-out the sterilization of surgical equipment to a Greater Toronto…
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Peterborough, ON – The results of a recent poll, which found that 93% of Peterborough residents oppose the sell-off of publicly owned, local electricity distributor PDI, should put an end to the mayor and council’s plan to privatize the city’s utility, said representatives of the Keep Hydro public coalition at a news conference this morning.…
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We have all been deeply affected by the news of the wildfires devastating the Fort McMurray area. The fires have spread to 229,000 hectares and are still burning. Nearly 90,000 people have been forced to evacuate and preliminary reports suggest that at least 20 CUPE members have lost their homes. Our heartfelt thoughts are with…
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OTTAWA, ON — The announcement Friday of $19 million in funding for Ottawa hospitals actually represents a 3 per cent cut in their real funding needs and it follows over $100 million in cuts at these hospitals since 2012 – a union representing staff at the hospitals said today. “Beds, services and staff have all…
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Peterborough, ON — The results of a specially commissioned poll, held to gauge Peterborough residents’ attitudes toward the proposed sell-off of publicly owned electricity distributor PDI, will be announced at a press conference on Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. The poll results offer conclusive information to councillors…
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May 9, 2016 Dear CUPE RPNs and PSWs, CUPE Ontario is so proud to be the union of tens of thousands of registered practical nurses (RPNs) and personal support workers (PSWs). Every year we are so happy to recognize and pay tribute to RPNs and PSWs during the month of May. However, we know that…
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TORONTO, Ont. — From Windsor, to Waterloo, to Wawa, child care can’t wait! Ontario parents, ECEs and social justice advocates right across the province are launching a new petition and campaign calling for a universal, quality child care system. “It’s time to get the child care system that modern families need.” said Kim Gilbert, a…
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