After the Budget: the fight to protect public services continues

Now that the dust has settled from City Council's January 17th vote on the 2012 Budget, it’s time to review what services were saved at the last minute, what has been lost and what’s ahead.

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Tim deputing at May 7, 2012 Budget Committee Meeting

Slashing Youth Outreach Workers Program undermines health of City’s future

The following letter was presented to the City’s Budget Committee as a deputation by CUPE Local 79′s President Tim Maguire. In it, Maguire questions the City’s foresight in cutting the Youth Outreach Workers program, saying we should be looking back at the City’s history to properly understand the implications of these cuts.

70th Anniversary

President’s 70th Anniversary Message

 As Local 79 turns seventy, Local 79 President Tim Maguire reflects on the union’s great history and on what lies ahead.

City-Council

City Council won over by cleaners

“What I saw here today was a ray of hope,” Local 79 President Tim Maguire told the City Hall Press Gallery.  “Councillors are responding to the public support for the services our members provide.”

Beverly

Public engagement: How we take care of Toronto (Part 2)

On Monday, October 3rd, the second phase of our “Taking Care of Toronto” public engagement campaign kicked-off.