17 November 2021

MEDIA 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

Sioux Lookout Mayor and Council take risky gamble on child care; exposes region to possible loss of crucial services in “child care desert”, reports CUPE

SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON—/COMMUNITYWIRE/—Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members at Biidaaban and Sioux […]
25 October 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY: CUPE municipal workers to rally on Tuesday to protect public services in Wellesley

Event Information Begins: 26 Oct 2021 @ 4:30 PMLocation: Wellesley, ON WELLESLEY, ON […]
7 October 2021

CUPE city and community care workers deliver Thanksgiving dinners amidst increasing food insecurity in Windsor

WINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Over 600 Thanksgiving gift hampers will be distributed to individuals […]
7 October 2021

Whitby city workers’ union donates to Durham food program, calls for systemic changes to address affordability crisis

WHITBY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Emphasizing the needs of vulnerable community members, CUPE Local 53 […]
5 October 2021

“Out of touch with reality:” Wellesley Township Council backs anti-worker proposals and anti-vaxxer negotiator

WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– At a time when municipalities are striving for workforce […]
1 October 2021

CUPE 53 invites Whitby residents to free Thanksgiving Day picnic at Heydenshore Park on Sunday

WHITBY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Whitby’s municipal employees’ union is organizing a Thanksgiving Day picnic […]
29 September 2021

Windsor municipal government should have declared National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday: Public Sector Unions

WINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Public sector unions are decrying the lack of initiative by […]
15 September 2021

Front-line staff and administrators at St. Joseph’s at Fleming, the only not-for-profit long-term care home in Peterborough, join forces to fight “unfair” Bill 124

PETERBOROUGH, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— St. Joseph’s at Fleming front-line staff and home administrators banded […]
14 September 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY: On Wednesday, St. Joseph’s at Fleming front-line staff and administration join forces to protest provincial wage cap that disadvantages not-for-profit long-term care

Event Information Begins: 15 Sep 2021 @ 11:00 AMLocation: Peterborough, ON PETERBOROUGH, ON […]
7 September 2021

Education workers point out potential dangers in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB’s school reopening plans

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Leaders from the union that represents custodial and maintenance staff […]
25 August 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY: Iler Lodge staff protesting against employer Revera after three consecutive periods of missing pay

Event Information Begins: 25 Aug 2021 @ 1:45 PMLocation: Essex, ON ESSEX, ON […]
19 August 2021

Peterborough education workers focus on back-to-school plans to ensure a safe September

PETERBOROUGH, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– With little more than two weeks left before in-class learning […]
11 August 2021

Frontline Residential and Community Workers in Hamilton call for urgent action to address chronic short staffing, declining workplace morale

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Frontline residential and community outreach workers at Good Shepherd Family […]
3 August 2021

Brantford, Hamilton and Halton education workers meet to plan a safe September

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– With just over a month left before in-class learning resumes […]