On Thursday, December 29th, CUPE Local 79 held its second union telephone town hall meeting for City of Toronto members. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about the
Local 79 members from Bridgepoint Hospital held a fundraising raffle to help in the construction of a Wellness Centre at the hospital. Today, Local 79 sent a $15,000 cheque to
On December 13, 2011, City of Toronto employees presented a $1,260,000 cheque to United Way Toronto, far exceeding their fundraising goals. “The City of Toronto has raised more than $1
Who gets paid more, public or private sector workers? The recession and resulting public deficits have put a spotlight on the pay of workers in the public sector.
On Friday, December 9th, 2011, Ann Dembinski appeared as a guest columnist in The Toronto Sun.
The 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Sixty three years ago, in the wake of the horrendous cruelty committed during the Second World War, the world was
The following was delivered by Local 79 President Ann Dembinski on December 7, 2011 as a deputation to the Budget Committee Special Meeting.
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.
Local 79’s 2nd Annual Dinner & Dance was a sold-out affair that lasted well into the night.
TORONTO, ON– The leaders of three Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals representing City of Toronto Employees warned that the city’s most vulnerable people will suffer the most if
