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		<title>Join us for IWD 2012! Good Jobs, Services, Dignity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us on Saturday, March 3rd for the 2012 International Women&#8217;s Day rally starting at 11:00 am at OISE, 252 Bloor Street West. At 1:00 pm the march will leave from OISE and proceed to Nathan Phillips Square at City Hall to support City workers and the public services they provide. The march will end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/join-us-for-iwd-2012-good-jobs-services-dignity/</link>
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		<title>February 2012 President’s Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Fellow Local 79 Member: Both Local 416 and the City have now ratified the contract settlement that was reached on February 5th. Local 416 beat back many of the worst concessions in the face of an all-out attack by the Ford Administration. The City’s bargaining focus will soon turn to Local 79. It remains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/february-2012-president%e2%80%99s-report/</link>
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		<title>Local 79 wins two Telly awards for TV spots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CUPE Local 79&#8242;s Fall “Taking Care of Toronto” television spots won two Bronze Awards at the International Telly Awards. Pretty amazing given the 11,000 entries from 5 continents. The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring the finest film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/1754/</link>
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		<title>Selling off community housing is a step backward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This letter to Mayor Ford and the Members of the Executive Committee,  from CUPE Local 79 President Tim Maguire, details the importance of Toronto Community Housing&#8217;s Stand-Alone Units.The proposed sale would fly in the face of TCHC&#8217;s own policies, which aim to avoid the creation of social housing ghettos by integrating tenants into mixed neighbourhoods. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/selling-off-community-housing-is-a-step-backward/</link>
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		<title>CUPE 416 members ratify four-year collective agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Toronto Civic Employees Union (TCEU), Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) today ratified a four-year collective agreement with the City of Toronto. Highlights of the new four-year agreement include six per cent in wage improvements, an interest arbitration mechanism for EMS workers and the retention of employment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/city-set-to-impose-employment-conditions-on-local-416/</link>
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		<title>Do you have ASL translation skills?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re looking for Local 79 members who have American Sign Language (ASL) translation skills. Equity and accessibility are important to Local 79, but official translation services for our members aren&#8217;t always available on a last-minute or emergency basis. If you have the ability to translate using ASL, please contact Local 79 Recording Secretary, Sofia Reno, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/02/do-you-have-asl-translation-skills/</link>
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		<title>CUPE promotes public service workers in new campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CUPE National has created a website in order to highlight the positive contributions of public sector workers in Toronto. torontotogether.ca explains who we are by listing the CUPE Locals that make up Toronto&#8217;s public workforce and the services that we provide. The site also features a video that highlights the importance of CUPE members and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/01/cupe-counters-myths-about-unions-in-new-campaign/</link>
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		<title>This Thursday: Telephone Town Hall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This coming Thursday evening, at 6:30 p.m., CUPE Local 79 President Tim Maguire will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting for all members who work for the City of Toronto. The meeting is to talk about contract negotiations. During the meeting, you will be able to ask questions and make comments, just like in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/01/this-thursday-telephone-town-hall/</link>
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		<title>Rallying with CAW Local 27/Caterpillar workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, September 21st, 2012, a group of Local 79 members boarded a bus headed to London to join thousands of others in a rally to support members of CAW Local 27. These workers have been locked out by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), a subsidiary of  U.S.-based company Caterpillar, best known for manufacturing farm and construction [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/01/local-79-rallies-with-caw-local-27caterpillar-workers/</link>
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		<title>Local 79 celebrates Lunar New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Lunar New Year begins on Monday January 23rd and is the Year of the Water Dragon. The date changes according to the Lunar Calendar and is always determined by the second New Moon after the winter solstice. Each year is designated by one of the 12 Animals (Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cupelocal79.org/2012/01/local-79-celebrates-lunar-new-year/</link>
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