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Ontario Auditor General’s report reveals fiscal and moral bankruptcy of...
TORONTO, ON – The Auditor General’s report, tabled today in the Ontario legislature, paints a picture of a Liberal government that has consistently placed the needs and rights of Ontarians behind...
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‘Great people are what make our libraries great’: Toronto Public Library...
TORONTO, ON – Public library workers in Toronto, members of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948), and their supporters, are celebrating Ontario Public Library Week with a...
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Ontario liberals follow Donald Trump’s lead on gutting government regulations
TORONTO, ON – Part of Ontario’s new omnibus legislation, Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017, appears to be modelled on an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump – an order...
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Peterborough residents packed town hall meeting on crisis in long-term care
Toronto, ON – Over a hundred concerned Peterborough residents packed a room at the Holiday Inn, Tuesday night, for a town hall meeting that addressed the growing crisis in long-term care. “We’re here...
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‘Great people are what make our libraries great’: Cornwall library workers...
CORNWALL, ON – Public library workers in Cornwall, members of Local 3251-01 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3251-01), and their supporters, are celebrating Ontario Public Library Week...
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Library workers at Lambton-Kent District School Board celebrate School...
SARNIA, ON – At schools throughout the Lambton-Kent District School Board (LKDSB), members of Local 1238 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1238), and their supporters, are celebrating...
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16 environmental, health and labour groups raise serious concerns with Bill...
October 23, 2017 The Hon. Kathleen Wynne Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen's Park Toronto ON M7A 1A1 Via email : premier@ontario.ca Dear Premier Wynne: Re: Bill 154, An Act to cut...
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Permanent hospital beds are what communities need – Major hospital rally...
OTTAWA, ON – Ontario’s hospital bed shortage is a chronic condition that “won’t be alleviated by the small number of temporary beds the province announced this week. Underfunded hospitals and sick...
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Pilot project that brings private autism therapy operators into schools...
TORONTO, ON – Aspects of a pilot project announced by the Ministry of Education today for students with autism are raising alarm bells about the future of fully accessible, public education in the...
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Advocates call for down payment on affordable child care and decent work
To mark Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Appreciation Day on October 25th, advocates launch the Decent Work Charter and call for a down payment on the public funding needed to ensure professional...
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150 Kingston hospital staff push for better hospital funding at large Ottawa...
KINGSTON, ON – More than 150 hospital staff from Kingston Health Sciences Centre KHSC), represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1974) will board several buses early Friday (October...
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OTTAWA, ON – Maison d’amitié, which operates the only two francophone shelters in Ottawa, is putting vulnerable women and children at risk by imposing a three-week deadline to reach a deal with its...
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Families, workers and advocates join NDP Health Critic to call on all parties...
TORONTO, ON – Families, personal support workers and long-term care advocates join NDP Health Critic France Gélinas to call on all parties to support Bill 33 (Time to Care Act) that would legislate...
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Long-term care bill going to second reading is counting on all party support
TORONTO, ON (November 1, 2017) – Bill 33, the Time to Care Act, is going to second reading Thursday and seniors, their families and care providers are counting on all party support to ensure seniors...
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Peterborough long-term care staff head to Queen’s Park for vote on Bill 33
PETERBOROUGH, ON (November 1, 2017) – A busload of long-term care workers are heading to Queen’s Park tomorrow to be in the gallery for the vote on Bill 33, the Time to Care Act. If passed, the bill...
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Major victory for Ontario seniors: All party support for Bill 33 makes...
TORONTO, ON – Bill 33, the Time to Care Act, passed second reading thanks to all party support for NDP Health Critic France Gélinas’ private members bill that would legislate a minimum care standard...
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New commitment to long-term care welcome but not what it’s packaged to be
TORONTO, ON – Today’s announcement by the Premier in response to the public outcry for legislating minimum care standards for seniors living in long-term care falls far short of what they’re packaging...
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Windsor hospital nurses, personal support workers at great risk of violence,...
WINDSOR, ON – Hospital direct care providers, such as nurses and personal support workers, are at great risk of physical violence in the workplace, a poll of Ontario hospital staff released today...
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CUPE Ontario President in town for health care forum
WINDSOR, ON – CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will be in town tonight to join MPP Lisa Gretzky at a town hall forum on the current state of our health care system. “One of the greatest problems...
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Cornwall hospital nurses, personal support workers at great risk of violence,...
CORNWALL, ON – Hospital direct care providers, such as nurses and personal support workers, are at great risk of physical violence in the workplace, a poll of Ontario hospital staff released today...
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