Auditor General’s report identifies symptoms, but misses privatization as cause of health care’s ‘profound problems,’ says CUPE Ontario President

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont.—Yesterday’s report by Provincial Auditor General Jim McCarter confirms “profound problems” facing hospital, long-term care (LTC) and home care patients in Ontario, the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees…

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CUPE Local 966 Ontario Works workers ask Peel residents to contact new Council to solve security concerns and avoid a strike

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. PEEL REGION, Ont. – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 966, representing 466 Ontario Works workers in Peel Region, is meeting with a Ministry of Labour Conciliator December 6; to…

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Trade ministers urged to deny corporations ability to sue, Provincial, Territorial governments

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Trade ministers urged to deny corporations ability to sue provincial, territorial governments With the upcoming meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) ministers in Saskatoon on December 3, a wide cross-section…

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McGuinty Government needs to take real, immediate action on ‘Woefully Inadequate’ social assistance rates, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn says

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – In light of reports showing Canada becoming more and more polarized between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’, the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Division renewed…

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Restoring Special Diet Allowance “the right thing to do;” McGuinty Government needs to do far more to fight poverty, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – Faced with staggeringly high increases in food bank usage, the McGuinty Liberals made the right decision by reinstating the Special Diet Allowance, the President of the Canadian Union of…

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World AIDS Day, December 1

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. The United Nations declared World AIDS Day in 1988 to highlight its campaign to eradicate the virus and find effective treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS. While many advances have been made…

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Organizing in an Era of Precarious Work” – A community forum Thurs. Dec. 9 Toronto

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Organizing in an Era of Precarious WorkRyerson Student Centre – Oakham House1st Floor – Thomas Lounge6.00 pm to 9 pmThursday December 9, 2010Refreshments provided. Join fellow activists, allies, supporters, workers and…

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