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Environment: CUPE 2329 member Debbie Nichol: How I'm going green.

Debbie Nichol from Newfoundland & Labrador says Kermit was wrong: it is easy to be green.
Environment: CUPE NEB member Wyman MacKinnon: How I'm going green.

CUPE NEB liaison Wyman MacKinnon encourages us all to live green and make our planet a better place to live.

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Privatization: Privatization Watch - May 2009
- Prince Edward County wastewater stays public
- Alberta cancels P3 high school plans
- P3 secrecy comes with a price
- Cut and crowded, Ontario hospitals falling behind UK in fighting infections
- P3 incinerator bad policy, bad for health, bad for Durham, warns CUPE Ontario President
- Quebec auditor general must investigate campus P3s
Education: Stop the Cuts – CUPE to Thames Valley School Board

London, Ont. – The Thames Valley District School Board’s (TVDSB) plan to close down centralized warehousing services, cut distribution services and eliminate technical services provided to schools and front-line staff will have a serious impact on education services and curriculum for staff and students, warns the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Global Justice: Water Disaster PowerPoint Presentation

Please take the time to view the attached PowerPoint presentation which describes in detail the damaging effects of using water bottles.
Environment: HEU member Carolyn Unsworth: How I'm going green.

HEU member and CUPE Environment Committee member brings her reusable coffee cup everywhere.
Environment: CUPE 3904 member Robert Coelha: How I'm going green.

CUPE National Environment Committee co-chair Robert Coelha, from CUPE 3904 at Ryerson University, now takes public transit to work instead of his car.

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Rallies: Forestry in crisis: “Wake up, Harper!”

Several thousand forest workers from the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union of Canada (CEP) took to the streets of downtown Ottawa on Tuesday at noon to deliver a loud wake-up call to Stephen Harper. A delegation from CUPE joined in.
Strike support: CUPE leaders join Windsor strikers

Paul Moist and Sid Ryan were in Windsor this morning to hold a news conference in support of CUPE Local 82 and Local 543. The two locals representing city workers have been engaged in a tough strike with the City of Windsor for seven weeks.
School boards: CUPE school board workers fight cuts

Two school board locals in Ontario are waging public campaigns to stop cuts proposed by their employers.
Libraries: Libraries: ever evolving, always necessary

Over 750 delegates - including CUPE members - attended the Canadian Library Association's annual convention and trade show at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.
Fast Facts: FastFacts - May 29, 2009
- All talk, no action on EI
- Toronto workers say no to concessions
- Saskatchewan’s health care “double standards” spur call for strike vote
- Fighting for a better choice in Nova Scotia
- CUPE workers picket Dalton McGuinty’s office to save youth mental health centre
- CUPE wins CALM awards
- Ontario Division Convention held this week
Environment: CUPE staffer Matthew Firth: How I'm going green.

CUPE staffer Matthew Firth goes green by riding his bike to work every day.

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Environment: Clean the air, save lives

Climate change is causing premature human death on a huge scale – in the range of 300,000 deaths per year. See CUPE members discuss how they're responding by going green.
Communications Branch: Vancouver Art Gallery workers seek mediation

VANCOUVER—Members of CUPE 15, Vancouver Art Gallery workers, are seeking mediation to settle a contract dispute with their employer.
Communications Branch: Talks slated for paramedics

VANCOUVER —Striking ambulance paramedics are set to meet with the BC Ambulance Service for contract talks June 11-12. The two days of negotiations follow a month of high-level meetings spearheaded by CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill to get the employer back to the table with CUPE 873.
Health and Safety: “Right to Refuse” cards

These wallet-sized printable cards can be shared, to make sure that everyone understands their right to refuse unsafe work under the law. One is available for each province in Canada, as well as for workers under federal jurisdiction, explaining the specific laws that apply to them, and their rights and responsibilities under those laws.
Municipalities: Striking workers in Windsor receive support from CUPE

As they are entering their seventh week on strike, members of CUPE local 82 and local 543, representing municipal workers in Windsor, received today a significant support from CUPE leadership.
Advertisement: Mayor says no to return of services (1)

CUPE agrees to binding arbitration, Mayor Francis says NO!
Advertisement: Mayor says no to return of services (2)

CUPE agrees to binding arbitration, Mayor Francis says NO!
Environment: CUPE National President Paul Moist: How I'm going green.

CUPE National President Paul Moist is working on reducing the packaged goods that he buys, and avoiding buying bottled water.
Environment: CUPE 4980 member Donna Krawetz: How I'm going green.

Donna Krawetz wants to work on greening CUPE meetings.
Advertisement: Mayor says no to return of services (3)

CUPE agrees to binding arbitration, Mayor Francis says NO!

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Trade: "Buy Canadian" a better response to "Buy America"

Much has been said this week about Washington’s “Buy America” policies and their effect on Canadian businesses. But binding local governments to free trade agreements is not the answer.
Organizing: Red Cross drivers join CUPE

Canadian Red Cross drivers - whose work had been contracted out by the Region of Peel - have voted overwhelmingly to join CUPE.
Communications Branch: District of Hope municipal workers vote to strike

DISTRICT OF HOPE—Municipal workers for the District of Hope sent a strong message that the current contract offer is unacceptable when they voted June 2 with 96.6% in favour of striking. The parties have agreed to mediation and the union filed a request with the Labour Relations Board yesterday.
Strikes and Lockouts: Hold the Line

This short documentary film produced by Min Sook Lee chronicles the struggles of municipal workers in Windsor, Ontario after they are forced to go on strike to protect benefits and pension for future generations.
Representation: Red Cross drivers join CUPE

Mississauga, Ont. – In an effort to address issues of wages, fairness and respect, Canadian Red Cross drivers voted overwhelmingly to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Air Canada: Air Canada flight attendants union welcomes appointment of federal mediator

The representative of Air Canada's over 6,800 flight attendants welcomed today’s appointment of former Ontario Superior Court Justice the Honourable James Farley, Q.C.
Bargaining: CUPE to health region: Why the intimidating letters to employees in the middle of a strike vote?

REGINA: Why would a health region send intimidating letters to CUPE health care workers during a strike vote?

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Municipalities: Trade high on agenda for FCM day one

As municipal politicians gather to discuss infrastructure, trade and the economy, CUPE is there to make sure workers’ expertise and ideas are part of the conversation.
Employment: Canada sheds 42,000 jobs in May

The national unemployment rate has climbed to an 11-year high, says Statistics Canada's report on May unemployment figures.
Communications Branch: Paramedics to ‘welcome’ new government

VICTORIA - Striking ambulance paramedics are heading to Victoria Monday to greet the new provincial government and remind MLAs that they are still on strike.
Communications Branch: E-Comm workers ratify three-year deal

VANCOUVER - The 400 members of CUPE 873-02 have a new contract. The agreement was ratified yesterday by a vote of 84 per cent in favour with 216 of a possible 315 ballots cast. The members work in emergency communications in Southwestern B.C.
Communications Branch: CUPE sounds alarm on school budget cuts

NEW WESTMINSTER- CUPE 409 in the New Westminster School district is sounding the alarm about proposed budget cuts for the coming year.
Communications Branch: An activist is born

VICTORIA—In mid-April I was very fortunate to travel to Victoria and attend my first-ever CUPE convention. I was a bit nervous prior to the event, as I didn’t know what to expect, but very excited nonetheless. As the convention took place, I was accepted and praised just for showing up as a young worker. Everyone seemed ecstatic to welcome a new member, a new voice, and—most importantly—a young worker. I soon learned how a great union CUPE is to be part of and work for. Everyone is very welcoming, and all are willing to take the time to teach others something new.
Long term care: Local nursing home one step closer to closing. Employees still have unanswered questions

Workers at North Hills Care Centre in Granville Ferry are worried about their futures and need some questions answered.
Emergency Services: Privatizing ambulances – what’s next? Fire and police? “Community safety not for sale”: CUPE

Privatizing emergency medical services (EMS) in West Nipissing will divert already scarce resources into private profits and undermine community safety, said the union representing West Nipissing paramedics, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1101, at an emergency rally today.
Concessions: Toronto municipal unions request no-boards, tell employer it's time to get the job done

The leaders of Ontario’s largest municipal unions, representing more than 24,000 City of Toronto employees, announced today that they will soon be in a legal strike or lockout position unless the city drops its demands for concessions and gets serious about reaching a deal.

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Municipalities: Municipalities want say in future trade talks

Delegates to the national conference of municipal governments are concerned about the impact of trade deals, and are calling for full consultation before any more talks.

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Municipalities: Labour backs FCM push to elect more women

A Federation of Canadian Municipalities event focusing on women in municipal politics highlighted just how big the gender gap is – and celebrated the women who are helping close it.
Bargaining: Toronto workers two weeks from strike deadline

Unless the City of Toronto drops concessions and gets serious, more than 24,000 city employees will be forced into a legal strike or lockout position Monday June 22nd.

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Strikes and Lockouts: Hold the Line

This short documentary film produced by Min Sook Lee chronicles the struggles of municipal workers in Windsor, Ontario after they are forced to go on strike to protect benefits and pension for future generations.
Global Justice: Say "No" to a deadly trade deal

On June 10, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be welcoming Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe Velez, who wants to quickly wrap up a free trade deal with Canada. At 1:00 p.m., activists will gather at Parliament Hill to send a clear message to the government that ratifying a free trade deal with a country with Colombia's human rights record sends entirely the wrong message.
Privatization: P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report - McGuinty government clinging to P3 model despite even higher costs

The cost penalty paid by governments for financing hospitals and other public infrastructure projects through public private partnerships (P3s) has jumped substantially since the onset of the financial crisis, says a report released today by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE).
Municipalities: NS councilor wins CUPE prize

CUPE wrapped up its participation in this year’s Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference with a well-attended reception.

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Strikes and Lockouts: Radio Ad: It's time for Windsor's strike to be over.

Arbitration makes sense for Windsor - city workers can be back to work right away.
Strikes and Lockouts: Radio Ad: Windsor's strike could be over

This strike could be over if the City would take it to arbitration, and everyone could go back to work.
Municipalities: Windsor striking workers will respect court’s injunction

On Friday, May 29th, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Windsor striking workers were allowed to stop people from entering six specific city sites for a period of no longer than 5 minutes.
Communications Branch: Young workers conference opens

NARAMATA – CUPE BC’s Young Workers’ Task Force kicked off their second conference in Naramata on Sunday evening. With 54 delegates attending, participation is up 38 per cent from the conference held two years ago.
Bargaining: CUPE health workers give Council strong strike mandate

Regina: CUPE health care providers voted to give their bargaining committee a strong strike mandate, one the CUPE Health Care Council intends to take to the bargaining table when contract negotiations resume tomorrow in Regina.
Communications Branch: First agreement reached for North Van District library workers

NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT—After a year of bargaining, approximately 135 library workers who are members of CUPE 389 have reached a settlement with the North Vancouver District Library on a first collective agreement.
Communications Branch: Paramedics challenge Campbell

VICTORIA - Striking ambulance paramedics made their voices heard in Victoria today. More than 200 CUPE 873 members held a noisy demonstration outside on the steps of the B.C. Legislature, while inside Gordon Campbell and the B.C. Liberals were being sworn-in to a third term.

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Global Justice: Free trade with Colombia a stain on Canada’s reputation

CUPE members joined other union activists and people from human rights, church and community organizations on Parliament Hill on June 10th to protest against the Ottawa visit of Colombian president Alvaro Uribe and the free trade agreement that he is desperate to promote with Canada.
Political action: Nova Scotia goes NDP

The NDP has rewritten the political landscape in Atlantic Canada by forming government, and a whopping majority government at that.
Young workers: Planning for the future

CUPE British Columbia’s second young worker conference wrapped up on Wednesday. The conference brought together 54 young CUPE members from across the province.
Post-secondary education: McMaster Sessionals picket two convocation ceremonies to protest layoffs

In the midst of across-the-board layoffs, McMaster Sessional Faculty, represented by CUPE 3906, will take to the streets to make the consequences of restructuring at McMaster known to the public.
Privatization: Report highlights downsides of P3s

A new report on privatization finds that P3s can have significant downsides for the public interest.

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Concessions: City of Toronto marching us toward a strike, outside workers president says Union launches ad campaign

The City of Toronto appears to be marching its outside workers toward a strike beginning June 22, says Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE.

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Aboriginal Issues: Reconciliation – 1st anniversary of federal apology

First Peoples and numerous church, labour and community groups marched on Parliament Hill on the National Day of Reconciliation to recognize the federal government’s apology on residential schools, and focus awareness on unaddressed issues.
Strike support: Over 2,000 rally for Windsor workers

More than 2,000 people from across Ontario rallied today in Windsor alongside members of CUPE locals 82 and 543, the City of Windsor workers who have been on strike for almost two months.
Trade: Trade deal could leave provinces powerless

Provinces are giving up economic powers by agreeing to seek a reciprocal procurement agreement with the United States, warn CUPE National President Paul Moist, and Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians.
Communications Branch: Ambulance Service balks at talks

VANCOUVER - Paramedics say two days of talks with the BC Ambulance Service went nowhere fast.
Pensions: Improve Canada’s Pension System

The federal New Democratic Party critic for Seniors, Pensions and Human Rights, Wayne Marston, tabled an important motion in Parliament on Thursday to substantially reform and improve Canada’s retirement income and public pension system. This has a chance of getting approved by all parties in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 June, but to do so it needs your support.
Bargaining: Talks break off between Cheticamp Association for Community Living and CUPE Local 4896

(Sydney) – Contract talks between the Cheticamp Association for Community Living (CACL) and CUPE Local 4896 have broken off, and the union has applied for conciliation.
Chemicals: Aircrew and passengers invited to fill survey on contaminated air

The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is studying how human safety and health risks are related to cabin air quality.

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Post-secondary education: Support Guelph sessional lecturers

Enrolment is up, funding is up. So why is the University of Guelph cutting sessional lecturers?
Communications Branch: Striking Paramedics launch tour

VICTORIA - The leadership of the striking Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. are launching a province-wide tour to consult with their 3,500 members. The CUPE 873 members have been on strike since April 1. So far, the government appears unwilling to seriously negotiate a new contract.
Fast Facts: FastFacts - June 12, 2009
- Over 2,000 rally behind Windsor strikers
- Nova Scotia goes NDP
- Niagara paramedics host national meeting
- Young workers plan for the future
- Health workers in Regina give council strong strike mandate
- Toronto workers two weeks from strike deadline
- P3s even more expensive since financial crisis: report
- CUPE represents workers at FCM
- Air Canada flight attendants union welcomes appointment of federal mediator

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Communications Branch: Handouts rile Health Authority

PENTICTON — Striking ambulance paramedics got lots of support in Penticton yesterday - from everyone but the Interior Health Authority.
Communications Branch: Member and public action help slow education cuts

NEWS RELEASE - June 16, 2009 Member and public action help slow education cuts [Edit | del] Facebook Email What are these? NEW WESTMINSTER – Students, parents and staff in the New Westminster School District can breathe a little easier with some of the most serious proposed restructuring of support services averted. CUPE members were part of a packed meeting of the Board of Education on June 9, and the union followed this with days of discussions with district management.
Communications Branch: Community social services workers win settlement

BURNABY—CUPE is part of a four-union settlement with the BC government that provides compensation for community social services workers who lost job security provisions under the Liberal government’s 2002 contract-breaking legislation known as Bill 29. The settlement amounts to $425,000 divided among four unions.
Child care: CUPE Ontario commends Pascal Report; community-based child care needs enhancements

CUPE Ontario today commends Dr. Charles Pascal on the release of his report, With Our Best Future in Mind, which points a way forward to the implementation of full-day learning for Ontario’s four- and five-year-old children.

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Law: CUPE wins rights for NB casual workers

A New Brunswick court has struck down part of the province's labour law that strips casual workers of basic rights.
Taxation: Guelph writer finds value in property taxes

Guelph resident and writer Alan Pickersgill compares what he pays and what he gets for cable, phone, internet and property taxes. The best deal? Public services.
Communications Branch: Brandon CUPE member saves child

CUPE 737 member Lana Krieser is a local hero in Brandon MB after she saved the life of a child on a school camping trip.
Communications Branch: Paramedics set for more talks

VANCOUVER – Striking Ambulance Paramedics are meeting Thursday and Friday for more contract talks with their employer. The bargaining committee for the 3,500 members of CUPE 873 presented a comprehensive proposal including monetary items to the BC Ambulance Service last week. Provincial mediator Mark Atkinson will be in attendance.

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Trade: NEB resolution supports local purchasing

CUPE’s National Executive Board passed a resolution today in support of local purchasing by municipal and provincial governments.
Airlines: Katherine Thompson on bargaining with Air Canada

CUPE Air Canada Component president Katherine Thompson summed up negotiations with Air Canada in an interview with the Business News Network [bnn.ca]
Communications Branch: Paramedics’ talks stalled

VANCOUVER – Paramedics say their talks with the BC Ambulance Service are stalled. The bargaining committee for the 3,500 members of CUPE 873 met with the BCAS today for a response to a comprehensive union proposal (including monetary items) presented to the employer last week.
Water: Generic Speaking Notes re: P3s in Water For: Atlantic Water Tour

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Municipalities: Labour board complaint in Windsor

CUPE has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the City of Windsor over its negotiations with CUPE 82 and 543.
Social services: CUPE member cooks healthy food for soup kitchen

thetyee.ca has an excellent profile of CUPE member Diane Brown, who cooks for the soup kitchen at Vancouver's Carnegie Centre.
Communications Branch: Mediator adjourns paramedics’ talks

VANCOUVER – Labour Relations Board mediator Mark Atkinson adjourned talks between the Ambulance Paramedics of BC and the BC Ambulance Service Friday afternoon. No date has been set for any further meetings between the two sides in the protracted dispute.
Communications Branch: CUPE BC celebrates National Aboriginal Day

BURNABY—This Sunday (June 21), Father’s Day will share the spotlight with National Aboriginal Day. CUPE BC, on behalf of its aboriginal members throughout the province, encourages all members to join in this special, countrywide celebration of the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada.
Economics: Economic Climate for Bargaining - June 2009

Quick action on economic stimulus has helped to prevent Canada’s economy from getting much worse, but with households still highly in debt, the recovery will be slow and rocky. Governments need to continue to play a leading role in stimulating the economy. Public investments—and especially those in social infrastructure—provide the best “bang for the buck” in terms of economic stimulus.
Aboriginal Issues: National Aboriginal Day

First proclaimed in 1996, National Aboriginal Day on June 21 is a day of celebration where all nations within Canada recognize the important contributions that the First Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) have made to Canada.

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Strikes and Lockouts: Toronto city workers strike

City of Toronto inside and outside workers walked off the job just after midnight June 22.

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Air Canada: Flight attendants tentative deal with Air Canada

CUPE's Air Canada Component reached a tentative agreement with Air Canada June 22 that renews their contract for 21 months.
About CUPE: CUPE communications awards: one week left

The deadline for the 2009 CUPE communications awards is June 30.
Education: Replacing front-line school workers with contractors will erode safety and security at Halton Catholic Schools, CUPE warns

Burlington, Ont. – In a closed in-camera session, Halton Catholic School Board approved a plan to replace experienced school board workers with contract cleaners. Without much notice or consultation with current workers or with the public, the Catholic board’s swift move, at a board meeting last Tuesday, to adopt a poverty wages plan to replace long-time employees with inexperienced casual contractors, will affect security and safety at Halton Catholic schools, warned the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing over 154 front-line custodians, trade and maintenance workers in 47 schools across Halton.
Fast Facts: FastFacts - June 19, 2009
- CUPE wins rights for NB casual workers
- Brandon CUPE member saves child
- Québec P3 hospital renos now at $900 million
- New Westminster BC school board backs off on cuts
- CUPE Ontario supports Pascal Report on child care with a caution
- New settlement for HEU members at Aramark
- Québec tries again to re-jig university governance

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Strikes and Lockouts: Windsor strike gets financial boost

Claude Généreux was in Windsor June 22 to deliver a big cheque to CUPE 82 and 543, on strike since April.
Culture: Strike: the play in Winnipeg

Over 5,000 people attended the latest performance of Strike, this time performed in front of Winnipeg City Hall, the exact location of the main confrontations of the 1919 General Strike.
Privatization: Quebec gov't backs away from P3s

The departure of a top privatization promoter in Quebec signals the government’s retreat from P3s.
Municipalities: Toronto strike: negotiations today

CUPE 416 president Mark Ferguson, CUPE 79 president Ann Dembinski and their negotiating committees are meeting with city negotiators and provincially-appointed mediators June 23.
Communications Branch: Paramedics apply to Falcon for arbitration

VANCOUVER– Ambulance Paramedics of BC president John Strohmaier is calling on Health Minister Kevin Falcon to intervene in the stalled paramedics’ dispute. He says the matter “could place the BC Ambulance Service and the patients it serves at extreme risk.”
Strikes and Lockouts: Leaders to join striking City of Toronto workers for solidarity rally

The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) National President Paul Moist and National Secretary-Treasurer Claude Généreux will join striking CUPE Local 79 and Local 416 members and their supporters for a rally in front of Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square, on Wednesday, June 24, at 11:00 a.m.
Rights: CUPE Ontario expresses its solidarity with striking Toronto city workers

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 416 and CUPE 79, whose 25,000 members began strike action yesterday against the City of Toronto to defend hard-won collective agreement protections, benefits and working conditions, can count on the support and solidarity of CUPE Ontario.
Aboriginal Issues: CUPE and National Aboriginal Day events

CUPE members attended and organized events on National Aboriginal Day, June 21, including:
Municipalities: Strong support for striking CUPE Locals from CUPE Local 905

CUPE Local 905, and its 4300 municipal members throughout the Region of York, are sending a clear and strong message to striking CUPE 79 and 416 workers in Toronto and CUPE 82 and 543 members in Windsor: We support you 100 per cent.
Hospitals: Québec City P3 hospital renos now at $900 million

The bill for the P3 project to expand and upgrade North America's oldest hospital now stands at $935 million.

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Strikes and Lockouts: Supporters rally behind Toronto strikers

Hundreds of supporters braved the heat to support striking Locals 416 and 79 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
Strikes and Lockouts: Paul Moist at Toronto strike rally

Paul Moist spoke to City of Toronto workers on the third day of their strike at Nathan Phillips Square, June 24.
Human rights: Ottawa demonstration for justice and human rights in Iran

Human rights and union activists are organizing a demonstration in front of the Iranian embassy in Ottawa for Friday, June 26.
Communications Branch: Victoria activist wins phone bank draw

BURNABY—Sheilagh Allan doesn’t expect rewards for the volunteer work she does, so winning the draw for CUPE BC’s volunteer phone bank during the recent provincial election is a real bonus.

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Municipalities: CUPE Local 79, TCEU Local 416 statement on special city council meeting

The following statement has been issued by Ann Dembinski, president of CUPE Local 79 and Mark Ferguson, president of Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 CUPE: We recognize that good jobs are vital to Ontario communities. We will not set up picket lines or take other action to prevent Toronto City Council from holding a special meeting tomorrow at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

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Strike support: Local 1684 - ACL workers approve Strike action

Support workers at the Southwest Community Options have voted to take strike action if a resolution is not reached soon in current negotiations for a new collective agreement.
Water: Summit celebrates decade of Water Watch

CUPE water activists are invited to a national meeting that will renew and expand the campaign for public water.
Fast Facts: FastFacts - June 26, 2009
- Supporters rally behind Toronto strikers
- Québec backs away from P3s
- BC Paramedics apply for arbitration
- Windsor strike gets financial boost
- Strike: the play in Winnipeg
- Halton, Ontario Catholic School board plans to contract out cleaners
- Flight attendants tentative deal with Air Canada
- NEB resolution supports local purchasing
LGBTT: CUPE Ontario and Pride Toronto on same page

Pride Toronto has officially agreed that it will not hire contractors or organize volunteers to do the work normally performed by CUPE members in clean-up after the Pride events. This includes cleaning parade routes after both the Dyke March and Pride Parade. In previous years, major clean-up of the Pride Festival public spaces has been performed by Toronto municipal workers who, as CUPE members, are currently taking strike action against the city.
Bargaining: Workers at Community Living Association Lanark seeking fair deal to prevent strike

Carleton Place, Ont. – Workers at Community Living Association Lanark are seeking a fair deal to prevent a strike that will impact people with intellectual disabilities in Carleton Place, Smith Falls, Almonte, Perth and the rest of Lanark County. The 90 social service workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are facing a lockout or strike as early as July 3 at 12:01 am.

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Strikes and Lockouts: Ways to support Toronto strikers

There are 24,000 CUPE members in their eighth day of a strike against the City of Toronto. While they're facing a tough task at the bargaining table, they're also facing a tough task in the media and with the public.
Municipalities: Garbage and recycling back in-house in Port Moody BC

Garbage and recycling collection was a publicly-delivered service June 29, in Port Moody BC, for the first time in ten years.
Communications Branch: North Vancouver library workers ratify first agreement

NORTH VANCOUVER— The 115 members of CUPE 389 who work at the North Vancouver District Public Library have voted to accept their first collective agreement.
Education: Catholic school board workers vote unanimously to join CUPE

Casual school board workers with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington (PVNC) Catholic District School Board have voted unanimously to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Elderly: Special delivery for Liberal MPPs tomorrow: baked goods and a demand for long-term care minimum standards - “3.5” says the icing on top – 3.5 hours of care per resident per day

Cookies and cupcakes bearing the call for long-term care minimum standards will be delivered to all Liberal MPPs in the province tomorrow, June 30, courtesy of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Municipalities: CUPE Local 79 remains available for bargaining – City needs to back away from concession demands

CUPE Local 79 has and will continue to be available for negotiations with the City of Toronto, despite a city statement today suggesting the contrary, says CUPE Local 79 President Ann Dembinski.

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