‘Historic’ agreement contains broad improvements to pay and working conditions, will make York a ‘leader’ on equity issues TORONTO, Ont. – By overwhelming margins, members of Units 1 and 3 of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903) have voted to ratify a three-year collective agreement with York University. …
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Roxanne James gets special mail delivery, rally at her Scarborough office tomorrow Scarborough, Ontario – Busloads of universal health care supporters will hold a rally and make a special mail delivery to Conservative MP Roxanne James’ Scarborough office tomorrow (March 31), the national day of action to save public health care. It’s been a…
DetailsBal Gosal gets special mail delivery, rally at his Brampton office tomorrow Brampton, Ontario – Several busloads of universal health care supporters will hold a rally and make a special mail delivery to Conservative MP Bal Gosal’s Brampton office tomorrow (March 31), the national day of action to save public health care. It’s…
DetailsSUDBURY, Ont. ― Sudbury parents with children at Junior Citizens Day Care (JCDC) are optimistic that city councillors – many of them newly elected last fall – will vote to support a motion coming before Sudbury council tomorrow night, to not close the child care centre. Vanessa McMahon has two children – one of…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – The strike at the University of Toronto is over. By a margin of 942 to 318, members of Unit 1, Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3902-1) have voted to send all outstanding issues to binding arbitration. That means classes could resume as early as Friday. “We’re very…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Public school funding announced today by the Ministry of Education will leave students behind and speed up the closure of schools across Ontario, says Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The minister said she wants to support student achievement and well-being, but her announcement makes it…
DetailsMembers of CUPE 3791 and their supporters take message of ‘We Take the Time to Care’ to public outside Scarborough care facility TORONTO, Ont. – Faced with continuing cuts to hours of care for residents, staff at the Wexford Residence, today, staged a public information session outside the Scarborough long-term care facility. Chanting, ‘Wexford, Wexford,…
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Since the Health Accord expired on March 31st, 2014, Conservatives are planning to cut $36 billion from public health care. This year, they’ve already cut $987 million. That could mean: 2,500 fewer beds 15,000 fewer nursing staff Longer wait times. Rally at MP Jay Aspin’s Office Tuesday, March 31st 12PM – 1PM 133 Main…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Stephen Lewis has cancelled his long-standing lecture at the University of Toronto, and has called on U of T Administration to address structural deficiencies in graduate student funding in order to save the academic year and U of T’s global reputation. Lewis, who also served as…
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