23 March 2022 23 March 2022Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseChild care workers reach agreement with KDSB to continue vital services in Sioux LookoutSIOUX LOOKOUT, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Families in Sioux Lookout can be assured that child […]
17 March 2022 17 March 2022Categories Events / Announcements Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media AdvisoryMEDIA ADVISORY: “Health care heroes” rally Friday at MPP Ross Romano’s office in response to staffing crisis, wage cutsEvent Information Begins: 18 Mar 2022 @ 12:00 NoonLocation: Sault Ste. Marie, ON […]
16 February 2022 16 February 2022Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseParents, workers launch public campaign to demand that Sioux Lookout council “ensure the continuity of vital services for families”, following the announced closure of two children’s centresSIOUX LOOKOUT, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Parents, workers, and community members are launching a public […]
15 February 2022 15 February 2022Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media ReleaseChronic short staffing, COVID-19 outbreaks compromise vital services for adults with developmental disabilities in BramptonBRAMPTON, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Developmental service workers in Brampton and Caledon call for adequate […]
4 February 2022 4 February 2022Categories Finance / Business Media ReleaseWorkers at Ontario’s largest gender-based violence shelter, join CUPELONDON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– In an overwhelming vote yesterday, workers at Anova: A Future […]
27 January 2022 27 January 2022Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseParamedics call on Niagara EMS service to address staffing crisis as Code Zeroes increase during Omicron waveTORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The staffing crisis in Niagara’s Emergency Medical Services has worsened […]
26 January 2022 26 January 2022Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media Release“It’s long past time for historic investments”: CUPE Ontario calls for an unprecedented budgetTORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic […]
26 January 2022 26 January 2022Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseCentral Ontario sees spending cuts of $4.7-billion, public sector workers lose $626-million: CUPE OntarioTORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic […]
12 January 2022 12 January 2022Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media ReleaseWaterloo emergency child care staff shortages largely preventable, reports CUPEWATERLOO, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Waterloo Regional Council’s short-sighted decision to close five children’s centres, […]
22 December 2021 22 December 2021Categories Finance / Business General Health / Safety Media Release SeasonalGiving beyond the hospital walls, St. Joe’s/CUPE hospital workers donate $14,000 to Hamilton community groupsHAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Showing that their giving extends beyond the hospital walls and […]
22 December 2021 22 December 2021Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Media ReleaseQueen’s University locals ratify three new contractsKINGSTON, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Members of three CUPE Locals at Queen’s University have secured […]
21 December 2021 21 December 2021Categories General Media Release SeasonalRegion of Waterloo workers donating $2500 to A Better Tent CityWATERLOO, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Members of CUPE 1883 are hoping to bring a bit […]
24 November 2021 24 November 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseNiagara EMS must act now to protect patients who call 911, say CUPE paramedicsNIAGARA REGION, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The Niagara Region Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is putting […]
17 November 2021 17 November 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media AdvisoryMEDIA ADVISORY: St. Joseph’s at Fleming staff make special delivery Friday to area MPP Smith’s office: “We are deeply disappointed at his lack of support for plight of non-profit LTC workers”Event Information Begins: 19 Nov 2021 @ 11:00 AMLocation: Peterborough, ON PETERBOROUGH, ON […]
4 November 2021 4 November 2021Categories Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseSioux Lookout Mayor and Council take risky gamble on child care; exposes region to possible loss of crucial services in “child care desert”, reports CUPESIOUX LOOKOUT, ON—/COMMUNITYWIRE/—Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members at Biidaaban and Sioux […]