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

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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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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Other events

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. 2012 Carnival Education is a Right! National Student Day of Action Stop Caterpillar – London Day of Action 10th Biennial OFL Convention, November 23rd-27th, 2009 CUPE National 2011 Convention OFL Convention November…

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CUPE Ontario, unions calls for enforceable standards, not vague reports for long term care

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – With fresh revelations that over 60 per cent of long-term care homes violate provincial standards, unions representing long-term care workers called, once again, for an enforceable minimum care standard…

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CUPE Ontario urges Peterborough to reject Trent University bid to “sell off” lands for private residence

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Ontario’s largest union representing university workers is urging the City of Peterborough to reject a bid by Trent University to give a private developer a 99-year lease on university…

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Rock for Public Services

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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Rock for Public Services rewards workers, city’s animals Free Civic Centre show featured headliner David Wilcox, raised funds for the Ottawa Humane Society’s new building campaign OTTAWA, Oct. 18, 2009 – The…

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Good Shepherd management denies living wage for women’s shelter staff – lockout or strike imminent

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Hamilton, Ont. – Mediation talks between the Good Shepherd Women’s Services and their frontline staff broke off yesterday after management refused to address the issue of substandard wages.  The 50 women’s service…

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