On Thursday CUPE 894 workers reached a tentative agreement with Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario based Group Health Centre. “We are pleased that we have been able to reach an agreement that we can present to our members,” president of CUPE 894 Tracy Fabbricino says. “All we want is to be able to serve our community the best we […]
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Over 140 Ontario organizations – including small and large child care programs from across Ontario, churches, francophone associations, labour unions, post-secondary and research institutions – have come together to send an Open Letter to Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith today in response to his recent letter to federal Minister Jenna Sudds asking her to further
Child protection workers have never faced a crisis like the one they are currently in, with workers crying in their cars, on stress leave, or terrified that a lack of resources will lead to a child’s death. This explains the current strike at the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa – but it also describes what
In light of ongoing functionality and payroll issues, CUPE 5430 is demanding a plan to fix the failing AIMS payroll system and ensure health care workers are being properly compensated, as many are missing hundreds of dollars on their paycheques. The Administrative Information Management System, AIMS, was designed to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources, and finances for
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Members of CUPE 894 who work at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie voted in favour of a strike and are scheduled to hit the picket lines on July 26. Health care workers at the Group Health Centre are overworked, facing burnout, and struggling to make ends meet with the cost-of-living crisis, but their
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Don’t miss out on the first-ever conference on local finances for executives in the Atlantic and Maritimes regions. The event is hosted by the office of the National Secretary-Treasurer. The conference will offer three days of expert guest speakers and dynamic workshops that will equip executive members with the information and skills they need to feel
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The member of CUPE 1190, representing more than to 2200 general labour and trades workers in New Brunswick, gave a strong strike mandate of 84% of voters in favour. This decisive result sends a clear message to the employer that workers want a fair deal, and will not accept the weak proposal made by the
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Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Lisa Macleod’s constituency office in Ottawa this morning. In June, the government announced it will nearly double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans. “The Ford government says the status quo isn’t working – but it’s a status quo of their own making,” said Michael Hurley,
On behalf of 10,859 Air Canada flight attendants across the country, the Air Canada Component of CUPE would like to thank Minister O’Regan for his work and congratulate the Honourable Steven MacKinnon on becoming the new Minister of Labour. Working in an industry that does not pay workers for the entire time that they are in
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As announced in June, CUPE 1638, the union representing outside workers in Quebec City will be going out on strike from Wednesday, July 10 to Monday July 15 at 11:59 p.m. In recent days, intensive bargaining sessions have been held between the union and Quebec City to work out a negotiated agreement without there being a need
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