Assignment Desks: New location for tomorrow’s media conference is the Royal Canadian Legion, 150 1st Ave. West, North Bay NORTH BAY, ON — North Bay nurse Sue McIntyre will speak publicly on Wednesday for the first time since her termination for voicing concerns about violence against health care staff. A media conference is scheduled…
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TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today announced work to rule action will begin Monday morning if a deal with the City of Toronto is not concluded by 12:01 a.m, Monday. The union has been trying to negotiate a new contract with the city since October.…
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TORONTO, ON – The bargaining committee for Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) today announced it has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the City of Toronto. The contract is subject to ratification by the local’s 5400 members. “This was a very difficult round of bargaining,” said…
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TORONTO, ON – The Ontario government introduced a bill on Thursday that would see post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims by first responders automatically approved by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). The move comes after years of effort by CUPE paramedics, other first responders and several attempts by the Ontario NDP to change legislation…
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TORONTO, ON – Two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in contract negotiations with the City of Toronto today released public opinion research showing strong public support for frontline workers’ goals in bargaining. The survey of Toronto residents’ views on the city’s management and delivery of programs and services was conducted by…
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TORONTO, ON – Two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in contract negotiations with the City of Toronto today withdrew dozens of their proposals to clear the way for the two sides to come to an agreement. CUPE Local 79 and TCEU – Local 416 both presented the city with what they…
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NORTH BAY, Ont. — The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/CUPE will sponsor a public forum on violence against health care staff on March 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion on First Avenue, in North Bay. The forum will feature a panel of health care staff talking about their experiences with violence. The…
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TORONTO, ON – The City of Toronto has made little effort to bargain in its contract negotiations with two unions, Local 79 and Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) reported today in an update on bargaining with the city. “The city’s most recent proposals include some movement in some areas, but…
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LINDSAY, ON — Piece-by-piece health services once available to Lindsay residents at Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) are being moved to the Peterborough hospital or “quietly, silently being eliminated altogether,” says Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/CUPE. Hospital staff are concerned, says Hurley that the most recent rash of “hospital service…
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