6 July 2021 6 July 2021Categories Education Families / Parenting / Children Finance / Business Media ReleaseLondon education workers meet to plan a safe SeptemberLONDON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The final bell may have rung on the 2020-21 school […]
5 July 2021 5 July 2021Categories Education Finance / Business Media ReleaseWindsor-Essex education workers meet to plan a safe SeptemberWINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The final bell may have rung on the 2020-21 school […]
30 June 2021 30 June 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleaseRegion of Waterloo public service workers file “No-Board” as negotiations stallREGION OF WATERLOO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– After more than a year of unproductive negotiations, […]
21 June 2021 21 June 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Health / Safety Media ReleaseRegion of Waterloo’s mismanagement is negatively impacting EMS services and harming the community, say CUPE 5191 paramedicsREGION OF WATERLOO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The Region of Waterloo’s mismanagement is harming the […]
17 June 2021 17 June 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseSupportive housing for women fleeing domestic violence at capacity in North Bay; workers issue a call to action to expand programs to meet need for servicesTORONTO, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— As instances of domestic and intimate partner violence continue to […]
15 June 2021 15 June 2021Categories Finance / Business Government / Public Policy Media ReleasePrivate sector not a magic bullet solution to indoor turf facility costs, union warnsTHUNDER BAY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Public-private partnerships (P3) are not the magic bullet solution […]
4 June 2021 4 June 2021Categories Finance / Business Health / Safety Media ReleaseDurham Region vaccine rollout must not be contracted out to for-profit providerDURHAM REGION, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The Ontario government’s plan to privatize vaccine delivery will […]
28 May 2021 28 May 2021Categories Finance / Business Media ReleaseCUPE Ontario convention re-elects President and Secretary-Treasurer, elects 4 VPsTORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– With CUPE Ontario’s first-ever virtual convention still underway, delegates re-elected […]
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 […]