Social Services

Yesterday the Ontario Common Front hit the provincial scene in a big way with the...

CUPE 966 Solidarity BBQ (Tuesday, June 26 @ Noon) Join striking members of CUPE Local...

Stop Schedule 28 Pack the Gallery at Queen’s Park; Rally Against E.I. Cuts You Can Help Stop Schedule 28: A Call to Action Everyone who is concerned about the privatization of our public services needs to take action as soon as possible. Amendments to the Budget Bill are due by the end of the day on Tuesday, so we do not have much time.

Buried in Harper’s omnibus budget are E.I. changes targeting some of the most vulnerable workers–including...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Your support is crucial in helping the striking Human Services members...

Help spread the word and support CUPE 966 (Ontario Works staff) to get a fair contract from the Region of Peel. The members of CUPE 966 Human Services Unit are on strike against an employer that is going after their wages and sick leave. This is a local made up predominantly of women and workers of colour, who provide essential community services for the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society. They work in family and youth homeless shelters, provide employment assistance and training, process social assistant cheques, operate child care centres, help victims of violence, place people in subsidized housing, provide immigrant settlement services, and much, much more.