Talks continue as strikes loom at Ontario colleges
August 20, 2008 Brampton Guardian:
Talks between Ontario colleges and thousands of support
staff continue under a media blackout.
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Kincardine: Hospital board ignores public's concern
August 20, 2008 Kincardine Independent:
The people have spoken. However, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) board didn't get the message.
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Physiotherapy change called a concern for all
July 30, 2008 Owen Sound Times:
A decision to privatize the Kincardine hospital's
physiotherapy department should be of concern to all
Ontarians because similar moves are being made across
the province, says a public health-care advocacy group
spokesman.
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Union says ‘stench lingers’ at superjail in Penetang
July 25, 2008 Barrie Examiner:
OPSEU says the stench of privatization still lingers at the
superjail.
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Doctors join OPSEU’s fight against private clinic in
Kincardine
July 25, 2008 Owen Sound Sun Times:
Local physicians are fighting to stop the Kincardine
hospital from contracting out its physiotherapy services,
saying the move creates a two-tier health-care system which
has the community outraged.
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Windsor group home slated to close – union protest
planned today
July 25, 2008 Windsor Star: A
Windsor group home for young offenders is slated to close,
after receiving notice from the Ministry of Children and
Youth Services that it will no longer receive funding.
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Union challenges Rouge Valley cutbacks
July 17, 2008 Scarborough Mirror: Two sides battling over proposed cutbacks at Rouge Valley Health System must now wait for a panel of judges to rule on the precedent-setting case.
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Striking Workers call offer an insult
July 4, 2008 Owen Sound Sun Times:
Program assistants’ walkout enters tenth week after new
contract offer overwhelmingly rejected.
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Profile: Eric Morin elected OPS bargaining chair
June 24, 2008 North Bay Nugget: The newly elected
chair of the Ontario Public Service Central and Unified bargaining team
is gearing up to negotiate a contract for 42,000 Ontario workers.
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Thunder Bay hospital faces more charges for fire code violations
June 13, 2008 Thunder Bay Regional Health
Sciences is facing eight new charges after a visit from the Fire
Marshal’s office.
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Legislation needed to stop violence in social/community work sectors
June 13, 2008 London Topic: Community and social
service workers from across southwestern Ontario gathered in London
Friday (June 13), to discuss what they call an "epidemic of threats,
violence and abuse" that plagues their occupational field.
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