Mayor Ford has hired a private consulting firm to review city services with the goal of cutting and privatizing them, downsizing the city workforce, selling off city assets, and contracting
On Saturday, July 30th, Local 79 celebrated Caribbean cultures at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. We danced to the sounds of soca, calypso, steel pan, reggae and salsa.
Thursday, July 28 2011 – CUPE Local 79 President Ann Dembinski stood up for members at the City Hall Executive Committee meeting on the core services review. Ann Dembinski’s comments
Tell your city councillor to save our city programs and services Please add your name to the letter and email it to your City Councillor.
CUPE Local 79’s annual picnic (2011), at Wild Water Kingdom, was blessed with sunshine, high temperatures and lots of fun. The local 79 team served up juice and ice cream
If you’re a permanent City employee, you should have heard by now about the city extending a voluntary opportunity to apply for a separation program.
On Monday July 11, we began running a city-wide public engagement campaign called “Taking Care of Toronto.”
At CUPE Local 79’s June 28, 2011 General Meeting, the results of our union’s photo contest were announced. Take a look at some of the winners! Click on an individual
On April 18th, a group of Local 79 members from Bridgepoint Health graduated from a program put on by the Ontario Literacy Coalition. Local 79 President Ann Dembinski was there
CUPE municipal workers from across Canada met in Toronto February 16-18 to discuss how to deliver quality public services to Canada’s communities in the face of underfunding, privatization and trade
