SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. ― Local organizers of a community meeting this Friday night focused on care levels for residents in long-term care (LTC) homes, say they are deeply disappointed that Sault MPP David Orazietti has refused an invitation to participate in a panel discussion at the event. Algoma-Manatoulin MPP Michael Mantha and Canadian Union…
DetailsLONDON, Ont. – Mediation talks between the City of London and CUPE 101 representing inside workers broke down again this evening after the City failed, yet again, to move off from their previous positions even though the union put forward a substantive proposal to address all of the outstanding issues that led to the strike.…
DetailsCOLLINGWOOD, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will join a busload of members for the Stand Up for Ontario rally in Collingwood this Saturday. “Thanks to this Liberal government, Ontario has the lowest public program spending in Canada, and we’re all feeling the effects. Hospital closures, turmoil…
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HALIBURTON, Ont. ― Years of flat provincial funding for hospital services is hurting patient care in communities across Ontario, say hospital workers rallying in Haliburton and Minden tomorrow (Friday, June 5, 2015). Rural hospitals across the province are particularly hard-hit with severe cuts to care and services. “It’s very important for communities like…
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TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario vowed to ramp up pressure in the fight against the sale of Hydro One as the government used its majority in the legislature to force through its omnibus budget bill. Bill 91 enacts laws that allows the Liberal-engineered sell-off of our provincial electricity system, Hydro One. Despite enormous public opposition…
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SOLIDARITY RALLY & BBQ – TUESDAY, JULY 21ST CUPE 101, representing ‘inside’ municipal workers in the City of London, are on strike to fight their employer’s attempt to extract concessions from their collective agreement. The local’s 750 front-line workers, mostly women, feel targeted because other City workers, including fire, police and the outside unit, retained…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Members of Ontario’s largest union took a historic step last week, changing their union’s constitution to ensure broader diversity on its executive board, which will enhance the union’s work against the austerity agenda. Delegates to the 52nd annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted overwhelmingly to expand the…
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Tom Mulcair, NDP Leader and soon to be Canada’s first New democratic Prime Minister, electrified the CUPE Ontario convention with a rousing address on his NDP team’s plan, with the help of CUPE members, to build a better Canada. “When I hear CUPE say it’s partners with the NDP, nothing makes me prouder,” said Mulcair,…
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CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn kicked off Convention on Wednesday morning with an electrifying speech that pledged to defend public services and public employees from the austerity agenda, and protect Ontario’s public power from privatization. “The hydro grid is there because our parents and grandparents bought and paid for it with their taxes. It belongs…
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