CUPE education workers call on Peel board to reinstate cancelled school breakfast programs

TORONTO – Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) rejected charges that school breakfast programs had been cancelled at Peel schools as a result of the union’s work-to-rule job action and demanded that the Peel District Board of Education reinstate the programs. “Breakfast programs are not the responsibility of CUPE members…

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Go Jays! Striking Emergency After Hours Staff workers invite public to join them on picket line to cheer playoff-bound home team

  TORONTO, ON – As striking Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS) prepare to return to the bargaining table this Friday, they are inviting the public to join them on the picket line this afternoon and throughout the week as they cheer on the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays.   The striking workers, members of Local 2316-1…

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Invest in quality public services – don’t dismantle them: CUPE to Region of Waterloo

WATERLOO, ON – Front-line Waterloo public services workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are urging the Region of Waterloo to invest in important public services, as council meets tonight to discuss recommendations from an outside consultant firm. CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn will attend tonight’s council meeting to highlight the importance…

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York Catholic board puts Italian language and culture programme on the block at Vaughan schools

Snap decision by board comes without consultation or correct process: programme supporters YORK REGION, ON – York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is planning on axing a popular Italian language and culture programme that currently runs in 23 of its schools and critics charge the decision was made without consulting families, students, instructors, or the…

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Moving Ontario’s Child Care Forward: timely summit examines topical policy issues in child care

TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s first child care policy summit will take place tonight and tomorrow at Ryerson University, bringing together leading figures in wide-ranging discussions about the impact of recent child care changes in Ontario and opportunities to advance progress on provincial child care policy. The thought-provoking forum has been organized by the Ontario Coalition…

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Striking Emergency After Hours Staff table comprehensive proposal to break logjam with Children’s Aid Society of Toronto

Union makes ‘best possible effort’ to resolve months-long dispute; ‘The ball’s squarely in the employer’s court now,” says CUPE 2316.1 President   TORONTO, ON – The fate of a nearly two months-long strike is now in the hands of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), the union representing striking Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS)…

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