Amid the stories of people hoarding toilet paper and others trying to sell hand sanitizer at 400 per cent markups online to take advantage of a global pandemic comes a genuinely good-news local story.

Recommendation to close two daycares and two after-school programs rejected; council agrees to funding through 2020, but it will increase the property tax hike another 0.13%.

A festive group of activists will be showing their support for public services in Whitby.

CUPE Local 1339 members hosted a rally on Saturday in Powassan in support of health care providers.

Hundreds of rallyers hit the city streets today to protest a slew of budget cuts sanctioned by Doug Ford.

After a nearly five-month-long hiatus, MPP’s will once again sit in Ontario’s legislative chamber at Queen’s Park.

Ontario’s legislature is back in session and returning MPPs were greeted by protesters outside Queen’s Park.

CUPE and the Ontario Federation of Labour planned a massive “Day of Action” to bring attention to a number of different issues.

October 3rd, 2019 4-6PM   Uniting social services, community groups, and labour to build resilience against provincial and federal program cuts.

The president of CUPE Ontario paid Windsor a visit Wednesday to unite union members against widespread provincial cuts to the public sector.

On Monday September 9, Peterborough councillors voted to defer the recommendation to close two municipally owned child care centres and two before-and-after school programs. Click Read More to watch a testimonial video.

An Ontario union is launching an “aggressive, multi-year” campaign against the Progressive Conservative government, warning of the effects of future budget cuts on front-line services. Click Read More to read the full article on CTV News

Click Read More to watch Fred Hahn speaking about the Communities Not Cuts campaign on CP24

The union representing the majority of workers in Ontario schools has triggered a move that would allow them to stage a work-to-rule or strike by the end of September. Click Read More to read the full article on the Ottawa Sun

Michael Hurley believes a rally in front of Vic Fedeli’s office today is the start of many that will be taking place in northern Ontario in the coming months.  Click Read More to read the full article on BayToday.ca

Northern Ontario Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will be rallying outside Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli’s constituency office Thursday at noon in an attempt to persuade the province to withdraw Bill 124. Click Read More to read the full article on the North Bay Nugget

CLARINGTON — Protesters dressed for a summer party and brought their red Solo cups to the sidewalk in downtown Bowmanville in a Community Tailgate for Public Services. Click Read More to read the full article on DurhamRegion.com

The Durham Region Labour Council will be holding a tongue-in-cheek demonstration outside of Durham MPP Lindsey Park’s office in Bowmanville. Labour council president Tiffany Balducci says they’re holding a tailgate party in support of public services because of recent decisions made by the Ford government. Click Read More to the full article on the Durham […]

Not even the supportive honking of horns could drown out the protesters gathered outside of Durham MPP Lindsey Park’s office. Click Read More to view the full article on The Oshawa Express

NDCC says thank you to Barry Conway for supporting us in developing our Community Not Cuts banner. thank you to NDCC Youth Committee for bringing all the locals together on this project.