A protest by social activists will be held today at noon in front of MPP Vic Fedeli’s constituency office on Main Street East.
Northern Ontario CUPE members, alongside labour leaders, seasoned labour activist Sid Ryan and longtime anti-poverty advocate John Clarke, say they will be sending the PC government a message to “stop dismantling our social infrastructure, properly fund our public services, withdraw Bill 124, and support communities, not cuts.”
“With municipal boards and agencies forced to cut their budgets something has to give. At the end of the day people who rely on these services will be negatively impacted the most,” said Amanda Farrow-Giroux, CUPE National Regional Vice President.
“Communities and social infrastructures have been allocated massive funding cuts. This bill does nothing to Protect Public Services. Bill 124 strips workers of their Charter-protected right to free collective bargaining and forces front-line public sector workers to accept contracts below inflation,” added Farrow-Giroux.
