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31 March 2025

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MEDIA ADVISORY: End the Chaos, Build Home Care: Demand CUPE Ontario Health at Home Workers

Event Information Begins: 1 April 2025 Location: London, ON CUPE Representatives to Expose […]

28 March 2025

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CUPE members at Region of Waterloo vote in favour of agreement, bringing end to four week strike

REGION OF WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of CUPE Local 1656 who work at […]

20 March 2025

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Chlorine gas leak at water treatment plant put thousands of Waterloo Region residents at risk

Karen Redman and Waterloo Regional Council are willing to risk resident health and […]

20 March 2025

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MEDIA ADVISORY: “Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in in Eastern Ontario schools

Event Information Begins: 24 March 2025 Location: Cornwall, ON CORNWALL, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– A […]

19 March 2025

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario labour leaders to join striking Region of Waterloo workers at council picket

Event Information Begins: 19 March 2025 Location: Kitchener, ON KITCHENER, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– This […]

18 March 2025

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Region of Waterloo managers receive big raises while refusing to negotiate fair wages for striking CUPE members

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– While members of CUPE Local 1656 who work for the […]

18 March 2025

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AVIS MÉDIATIQUE : « Les conseils scolaires de l’Ontario traversent une crise grave » : un sondage menée auprès de 12 000 travailleurs de l’éducation du SCFP révèle que le sous-financement et le manque de personnel ont entraîné des cas de violence généralisée, d’épuisement professionnel et l’absence de soutien pour les élèves dans les écoles francophones.

Détails de l’évènement Date de début : 20 mars 2025 Endroit : Ottawa […]

17 March 2025

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As strike hits week three, Region of Waterloo refuses to negotiate fair deal for CUPE members

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– As they mark the third week of their strike, CUPE […]

17 March 2025

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“Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in Ottawa-area schools

OTTAWA, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, […]

14 March 2025

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CORRECTING AND REPLACING: “$28 more per paycheque is simply not enough,” mental health and supportive housing workers in Peel say in resounding strike vote

CORRECTION…by Canadian Union of Public Employees PEEL, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Please replace the release […]

12 March 2025

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Negotiations stall between CUPE 1189 members and City of Owen Sound

OWEN SOUND, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Negotiations between CUPE 1189 members and the City of […]

12 March 2025

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MEDIA ADVISORY: CUPE 1656 to hold press conference, picket in advance of Waterloo Regional Council Meeting

Event Information Begins: 13 March 2025 Location: Kitchener, ON KITCHENER, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– CUPE […]

10 March 2025

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One week into strike, Region of Waterloo still refuses to honour commitments made to workers

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Marking one week since the start of their strike, CUPE […]

4 March 2025

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Breast Cancer Canada Responds to Minister of Health’s Decision to Pause Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

A Defining Moment to Improve Breast Cancer Screening TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Breast Cancer […]

4 March 2025

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sudbury’s labour community has a message for Science North/Dynamic Earth: Respect the right of ‘bluecoat’ employees to join a union. Rally/media conference Wednesday, March 5, 12:00 noon

Event Information Begins: 5 March 2025 Location: Sudbury, ON SUDBURY, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Sudbury […]