Province fails low-income children; Sudbury steps in to provide back-to-school allowances

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. SUDBURY, Ont. – Thousands of low-income children and their families on social assistance will be left with no money to buy back-to-school supplies this year because the provincial government has cut back-to-school…

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Province’s new child benefit fails thousands of low-income children; Sudbury steps in

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. SUDBURY, Ont. – The introduction of the provincial government’s new Ontario Child Benefit (OCB) this month will leave thousands of low-income children without back-to-school and winter clothing allowances. The situation is so…

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Take Action to Stop Air Canada lay-offs

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.  Dear Brothers and Sisters:  I am writing to inform you that there will be a simultaneous  rally/protest across all Canada on July 28th 2008.  Each local base is  responsible for co-ordinating…

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KGH workers gear up for fight to keep hospital under local control – Town hall meeting being planned to tackle “turbulent” time for KGH

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. KINGSTON, Ont. – Workers at the Kingston GeneralHospital are gearing up for the fight to keep their hospital under local control as the province moves to put it under supervision by the…

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Ombudsman’s investigation into long-term care must look at the right things – CUPE urges focus on funding accountability and calls for no reprisals against workers for speaking out

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – Today’s announcement that the Ontario Ombudsman will investigate provincial monitoring of long-term care homes is a positive step “to improving care quality for residents as long as André Marin looks…

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Province fails low-income children with cuts to back-to-school allowances; City of London steps in

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. LONDON, Ont. – Thousands of low-income children and their families on social assistance will be left with no money to buy back-to-school supplies this year because the provincial government has cut back-to-school…

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