A statement from Crystal Krauter-Maki, educational assistant and CUPE Local 4148 president, regarding the ransomware hack of Huron Superior Catholic District School Board

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January 10, 2023 Sault Ste Marie, ON -Members of CUPE 4148 are caretakers, maintenance workers, carpenters, educational assistants (EAs), early childhood educators (ECEs), and clerical staff employed by the Huron Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB). There are very few, if any, other organizations to which workers supply so much personal information as they provide…

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Sault Ste Marie city workers vote to strike for a wage increase to address high cost of living, give city managers tools to retain and recruit staff

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SAULT STE MARIE, ON – The workers who dug Sault Ste Marie out of huge Christmas holiday snowstorms have voted to strike, if necessary, to get a wage increase they need to receive for their families to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living and the city needs to provide to retain and recruit…

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OMERS Backgrounder-EN

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Cancel the cuts - Background

Informations Background  information on our campaign In 2020, the OMERS Sponsors Corporation board of directors – our pension plan’s decision-making body — voted to eliminate guaranteed indexing for service worked after January 1, 2023. That’s a cut that directly affects your retirement security. Now the board for the OMERS Sponsors Corporation is in the process of…

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Year-end Message from Fred and Yolanda

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Year End Message 2022 Sisters, Brothers, Comrades & Friends What a year 2022 has been! As pandemic restrictions eased, we re-engaged with one another in person and at numerous CUPE Ontario conferences and events, reigniting our participation in community events like Pride celebrations, Carnival, and Labour Day. Our 55,000 school board workers made labour history…

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Giving is the spirit of the season say Hamilton St. Joe’s hospital workers following $14,000 donation to community groups

Health Care, Social Services

HAMILTON, ON – For the fourth consecutive year, 2200 front-line hospital staff at St. Joseph’s Healthcare represented by CUPE 786 are giving back to the community. Seven local organizations that provide supports for families and individuals in need were recently presented with donations totalling $14,000 from CUPE 786. “We know that some local charities and…

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