On October the 16th, the Executive and Political Action Committees of CUPE 3906 sent the attached email to Mayor Bob Bratina and Hamilton City Councillors speaking out about the Line 9 reversal project. We hope the spec is covering this story rigorously and that the risks that would be incurred by the Hamilton community if the project were to go … Read More
CUPE co-sponsored Public Forum on Child Care
Open invitation to join a Public Early Learning and Care Forum in Toronto on November 15th Access to affordable child care and quality early learning programs are important for many Ontario families. On November 15, 2012, CUPE and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care are sponsoring a forum at Ryerson University with Sharon Gregson, a child care and early … Read More
The People’s Forum – Sat, 1 Dec 2012
The People’s Forum Hamiltonians Helping Hamilton “Community Teach-In” Join us for a day of presentations and workshops exploring the following topics : The OFL Report – Falling Behind: Ontario’s backslide into widening inequality, growing poverty and cuts to social programs The Government Austerity Agenda and What it Means for Our Communities Poverty and Community Well-Being The Hamilton Emerging Labour Market: … Read More
WE ARE WISCONSIN FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION
WE ARE WISCONSIN FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION Friday, October 12th, 2012 Workers Arts & Heritage Centre 51 Stuart St. Hamilton 7:30 PM Doors, Screening at 8:00PM Panel Discussion to follow Limited Seating (First Come, First Served) Admission by Donation Cash Bar
Gift Certificate Winners!
The draw winners (gift certificates for Fortinos!) from our lunches last week: Health Sciences TA: Jessica Kafka Postdoctoral Fellow: Songtao Yang Thanks to all those who came out and participated in our survey/draw – we’ll see the rest of you soon!
CUPE response to the restructuring plan of Ontario Universities
“…we are concerned with the Ontario Liberal government’s proposed restructuring plan of post- secondary education. This restructuring proposal ignores the real problems, most notably chronic underfunding and a lack of accountability by the post-secondary institutions.” Download and read the full document here: Strengthening Ontario’s Centers of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge