28 May 2021 28 May 2021Categories Education Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseEdmonton schools will have fewer staff than before the pandemic – and it’s Kenney’s faultEDMONTON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The president of the union representing non-teaching staff at Edmonton Public […]
7 May 2021 7 May 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseRegional Municipality of Waterloo inside workers vote to authorize strike actionWATERLOO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– With record voter turnout, inside workers for the Regional Municipality […]
5 May 2021 5 May 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseTownship of Wellesley outside workers vote to authorize strike actionWELLESLEY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Outside workers for Wellesley Township, represented by Local 1542 of […]
22 April 2021 22 April 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseWelland city workers ratify new four-year contractWELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Welland city workers, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian […]
20 April 2021 20 April 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseFrontline community mental health and addictions workers stand up for improved services: workers to strike 12:01 a.m. April 23TORONTO, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members at CUPE Local […]
20 April 2021 20 April 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseWelland city workers reach tentative agreementWELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 1115 of […]
16 April 2021 16 April 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseFrontline children’s aid workers in Windsor call for vaccine prioritizationWindsor, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Children’s aid society workers in Windsor, whose work requires daily […]
12 April 2021 12 April 2021Categories Education Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseBleak day as first wave of terminations crashes over Laurentian University and Northern OntarioSUDBURY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– As Laurentian University announced a first wave of massive terminations […]
12 April 2021 12 April 2021Categories Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseCUPE Local 543 expresses solidarity with the Asian community and condemns the racist comments of Councillor Chris Vander DoelenESSEX-WINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Anti-Asian racism must be condemned whenever it rears its ugly […]
6 April 2021 6 April 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseWelland Municipal workers request “no-board” after negotiations with City stall, strike or lockout could begin at the end of the monthWELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE […]
29 March 2021 29 March 2021Categories Education Finance / Business Media ReleaseCUPE education workers conclude bargaining with Durham DSBWHITBY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– All education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public […]
24 March 2021 24 March 2021Categories Education Finance / Business Media ReleaseCUPE Educational Assistants and Outdoor Education Instructors to DDSB: “Enough is enough”WHITBY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Durham District School Board (DDSB) has put its students’ education […]
19 March 2021 19 March 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media ReleaseRegion of Waterloo paramedic services workers give union a strong strike mandateKITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Region of Waterloo paramedics and logistics and support workers have […]
18 March 2021 18 March 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseYears of systemic ageism in health policies contributed to over 294 Hamilton/Niagara long-term care residents dying of COVID-19; Ontario human rights inquiry neededHAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Years of systemic ageism in Ontario’s health system that treats […]
18 March 2021 18 March 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media AdvisoryMEDIA ADVISORY: Hamilton area elderly deprived of access to essential health care is a violation of human rights say groups calling for Commission inquiryEvent Information Begins: 18 March 2021 @ 1:00 PMLocation: Hamilton, ON HAMILTON, ON […]