CUPE 3902 members voted in favour of sending a tentative U of T agreement to a unit-wide ratification vote.
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CUPE 3902 bargaining committee members resign over tentative agreement
CUPE 3902 bargaining committee members have resigned in protest over a tentative agreement with the University of Toronto.
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Public squabbles over public transit
The national president of CUPE walks out of a House Committee meeting on public transit after Tory MPs bait him.
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May 23, 2012 |
We cannot stand by while governments continue to violate our basic rights in the name of austerity and funding cuts that only fuel the growing gap between rich and poor.
May 11, 2012 |
Thousands of Ontarians die needlessly due to medical errors, hospital-acquired infections and cost-cutting each year. Hospital cost-cutting planned by the Ontario government will make epidemic worse.
April 23, 2012 |
Reports concludes the Samaritan Place pilot project will cost taxpayers $10 million to $20 million more than if it had been built using traditional public sector financing.
Organizing against stress
CUPE's guide Enough Workplace Stress: Organizing for Change is an awesome guide for trainers to use when hosting positive workplace workshops. Add in some discussion, a mind map and this comprehensive primer quickly becomes a way to address stress in any workplace. The guide has a great overview of what workplace stress is and what labour activists can do to fight it. It also includes:
Definitions of stress
Causes of stress
Outcomes of stress
Taking action
Solutions
March 28, 2012 |
This budget will be particularly hard on communities with high unemployment such as Windsor, London, Brantford and in northern Ontario.
March 21, 2012 |
Members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees came out in historic numbers to vote for a strike mandate, providing their bargaining team with greater leverage in negotiations.
