SUDBURY, ON – The beleaguered North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is a “scapegoat” and a pawn in the province’s plan to under-resource health care, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). “While complicit, the LHIN should not be blamed for the lack of health services in…
DetailsHAMILTON, ON – “The federal Liberal government needs to take a broad approach to funding infrastructure and step in now to restore the Local Programming Improvement Fund, cut this year by the CRTC, which pumped between 5 and 8 million dollars annually into CHCH television in Hamilton,” say the presidents of two of Hamilton’s largest community…
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Custodial workers’ union prepared to negotiate “as long as it takes … but we need a willing partner at the bargaining table,” says CUPE 926 President Allan Savard. WATERLOO, ON – Bargaining will resume tomorrow between Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and the union representing custodial, groundskeeping and trades workers on campus. Representatives of Local 926 of the…
DetailsHANOVER, ON – In the spirit of the holiday season, Local 255 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 255), will donate $10,000 to various breakfast programs in the Grey- Bruce and Huron counties and Wellington North township. CUPE 255 will make the donation on Tuesday, December 15, at 8:30 a.m., at Elgin Market…
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TORONTO, ON – Supporters of the Keep Hydro Public campaign joined Beaches-East York constituents for a rally outside Liberal MPP Arthur Potts’ constituency office on Saturday, December 12. Participants are angry with Potts’ continued support for the Liberal sell-off of Hydro One, despite overwhelming opposition across the province. “We’ve come together as a movement to…
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NORTH BAY, ON – From hospital service cuts to workers locked out at Ontario Northland, skyrocketing hydro rates and a loss of good manufacturing jobs, North Bay is feeling the full force of the Liberal government’s austerity agenda, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn told the Unity for Our Community rally today in North Bay. “You…
DetailsU of T education workers accuse employer of bargaining in bad faith TORONTO, ON – The union representing teaching assistants, sessional lecturers and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Toronto (U of T), has filed an unfair Labour Practice Complaint at the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees…
DetailsNORTH BAY, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will be a featured speaker at the Unity for Our Community rally and march to North Bay city hall on Saturday, December 12. The rally, organized by the North Bay and District Labour Council, will put a spotlight on…
DetailsALEXANDRIA, ON — Low staff morale and high staff turnover rates at Glengarry Memorial Hospital are creating internal turmoil at the hospital and taking a toll on patient care, warned the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). “The situation at the hospital should not be ignored by Ontario’s health minister and we are again urging…
DetailsToronto, ON – CUPE’s education workers in Ontario, alongside the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), and the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU)will be back in court to challenge the constitutionality of Bill 115, starting Monday, December 14th. UNIFOR also has intervenor status in the case. The court…
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