Municipal workers awarded for remarkable services during the pandemic at Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference

OTTAWA, ON — The Association of Municipalities of Ontario presented an award to municipal employees at the opening day of its annual conference in Ottawa on August 15, in recognition of their “remarkable service to Ontario’s communities in the global pandemic.” Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario, accepted the award…

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Ontario parents to get another payout in 2022 budget

Some parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. The payments, which were previously not included in the 2022 budget, were first mentioned in the government’s throne speech on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking in the legislature, Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell said that when the budget is re-introduced, it will include an additional…

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“This budget will take us backwards”: CUPE Ontario renews calls for investments into services and people

Toronto, ON – The Ford Conservatives doubled down on the worst of their instincts, like continuing the artificially and chronically-low corporate tax rate and underinvesting in the services Ontarians rely on, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The same old Ford Conservatives are back and we’re going backwards if they get their…

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Education workers present bargaining proposals for student success & good jobs

TORONTO, ON – On Tuesday, the central bargaining committee elected by Ontario’s 55,000 frontline education workers presented a full package of bargaining proposals to the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA) and provincial government negotiators in an effort to push the Ford government to get a fair deal done before September. These workers’ Proposals for Student…

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