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New poll shows PC strongholds believe Ford is on the wrong track
TORONTO – According to a new poll released today, the vast majority of Ontario residents from every region of the province agree that the Ford Conservatives are on the wrong track. The results show...
View ArticleMeet the face of exploited low-waged labour: Peterborough VON home care staff
PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) is one Peterborough’s oldest community care providers. “Unfortunately, corporate, VON Canada, who aren’t local, are also the epitome of an...
View ArticleNew poll shows stronghold’s believe ford cuts are wrong
TORONTO – According to a new poll released today, the vast majority of Ontario residents from every region of the province agree that the devastating cuts we’ve seen from the Ford Conservatives are...
View ArticleToronto education workers call on TDSB trustees to protect services for...
TORONTO, ON – As the expected impacts of Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB’s) proposed 2019-20 operating budget become devastatingly clear, education workers are urging the school board’s trustees...
View ArticleOn May 25, Toronto education workers gear up to help save cherished language...
TORONTO, ON –The Ford government’s education cuts are threatening some of the most highly regarded programs for students from multicultural and Black communities and Toronto education workers are...
View ArticleOver 1000 delegates gather in Toronto to build a resistance to the Ford agenda
TORONTO, ON – Under the cloud of unprecedented cuts and restructuring, and a sustained attack on communities and worker’s rights, from the Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives (PCs), more than 1000...
View ArticleSpeaking out to protect Ontario, for today and for tomorrow
The following is a statement from Ontario’s labour movement: (TORONTO, ON) – Cuts to vital services like education and health care, including public health and emergency medical services, childcare,...
View ArticleCUPE Ontario delegates turn up the heat on Ford Conservatives with Thursday...
TORONTO, ON – In the wake of the Ford Conservatives’ move to delay cuts to municipalities, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will turn out in full force tomorrow (Thursday) for...
View ArticleHealth care workers at Hillcrest Reactivation Centre choose CUPE
TORONTO, ON – Over 120 registered practical nurses, personal support workers, therapists and therapy assistants, social workers, nutrition aides and clerical staff at Hillcrest Reactivation Centre...
View ArticleGrassy Narrows deserves better than delays and half-measures
Our organizations are deeply disappointed that the federal government has failed to take decisive action to guarantee that survivors of mercury poisoning at Grassy Narrows will get the medical care...
View Article1000 public sector workers approve escalating plan of action to fight Ford...
TORONTO – “The next year will be an important one for working people in Ontario. There is a lot at stake for us. But we are ready,” said CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn in recognition of an ambitious...
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Join resistance actions to mark Ford’s 1st year in office
June 7 Resistance Actions Durham, June 7th, 3:30 pm at MPP Lorne Coe’s office, 101 114 Dundas St. E, Whitby, Facebook event Ottawa, June 7th Facebook event 7:00 am-8:30 am - Info Blitz at Major Bus...
View ArticleMontfort clerical wins province-wide recognition award; presentation at the...
OTTAWA, ON – They are the unsung heroes of the hospital system who are often patients’ first point of contact before stressful surgeries, tests and diagnosis appointments. On Wednesday, one of them,...
View Article‘Be fair to those who care’ community rally Wednesday in support of...
PETERBOROUGH, ON – 120 low-waged personal support workers and other home care staff with the area Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) are drawing the line in the sand and taking a stand against their low...
View ArticleGovernment review of WSIB must consider expanding coverage to all workplaces:...
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) is launching its ‘Cover Me’ campaign to expand Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to nearly 1.7 million excluded workers...
View ArticleFord Government’s attack on workers’ rights a continuation of their assault...
TORONTO, June 5, 2019 /CNW/ - Legislation tabled today at Queen's Park that would violate public employees' right to engage in free collective bargaining is a continuation of the Ford Government's...
View ArticleHamilton hospital plumber/steamfitter wins province-wide skilled trades...
HAMILTON, ON – Jim Johnston a long-time plumber and steam fitter at the General Hospital campus of Hamilton Health Sciences is being feted on Tuesday night for helping to keep mostly hidden piping and...
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Pride Month 2019
Pride Month this year also marks the 50Th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations in the US against police raids targeting the LGBTQ2S+ community. This event inspired Canadians...
View ArticlePeterborough VON home care staff reach tentative contract
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A fruitful day of mediation on Monday, June 10 has resulted in a new tentative collective agreement between home care and other health staff who are members of the Canadian Union of...
View ArticlePeterborough VON home care staff reach tentative contract
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A fruitful day of mediation on Monday, June 10 has resulted in a new tentative collective agreement between home care and other health staff who are members of the Canadian Union of...
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