Tag: Fighting Privatization
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Labour Day: We Own It!
Dear friends: Labour Day is all about celebrating people that work. This Labour Day, I’d like to add something to that: Let's also celebrate the public services that work for people. The evidence is clear: public services work. It doesn't matter if you're talking about health care or education, jails or highways, environmental protection or…
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Remembering Beck’s dream of public hydro at cost
Sir Adam Beck spent his political career fighting for affordable hydro. On Aug. 15, several dozen Londoners gathered to pay tribute to Beck on the 92nd anniversary of his death. As We Own It mobilizer Amanda Picott told Newstalk 1290 host Al Coombs: "Beck had a dream, and his dream was hydro at cost. Today,…
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We Own It a hit with hundreds of mayors, councillors
Drawing more than 1,000 politicians from 440 communities, the annual conference of Ontario’s mayors and municipal councillors is one of the most important events on the political calendar. We Own It was there, encouraging community leaders to keep their public services public. “Provincial and municipal elections are happening next year, and we want to make…
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We Own It town hall inspires Brant residents to fight privatization
Dozens of people in Brant are joining forces to fight privatization. According to Brantnews.com, the group came together during a meeting co-sponsored by We Own It. “From hydro through to developmental services, through to our prisons, through to health care, we all see these changes every day," said We Own It mobilizer Jeremy Thibodeau. “We need to…
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We Own It supports Brockville Pride
500 people marched in Brockville's sixth annual Pride parade on July 15. As the Brockville Records and Times reports, We Own It was there in support. “We’re just here as allies supporting Pride and trying to get our message out to the community,” said We Own It mobilizer Dave Doran. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Reminding the premier: We Own It
We Own It mobilizers greeted Premier Kathleen Wynne during her tour on July 27 of the Chatham-Kent Museum. As reported by the Chatham Daily News, Jordan McGrail asked why the province is selling off an asset that puts money into the provincial coffers. The exchange was also covered by Blackburn News, Chatham Voice, and News…
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Australia’s We Own It scores big win
One of OPSEU's international partners in the fight against privatization has scored a huge victory, leading a successful fight against a P3 scheme to expand a hospital in Australia. Thanks to the Australian We Own It campaign's strong community organizing, the local government has decided to keep the expansion public. The Health Services Union of…
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Group reminds province ‘we own it’
About 100 people signed their names to a petition demanding the province stop privatizing public properties, The Orillia Packet & Times reports. Organizers from the We Own It campaign set up shop Thursday night at The Brownstone in Orillia for an evening of music and information about the dangers of the province selling off its assets,…
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Government must take action against private clinic user fees, OPSEU says
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is calling on the provincial government to take action immediately against private clinics that are charging patients illegal user fees for medically necessary services. In a damning report released this week, the Ontario Health Coalition identified 88 private clinics across the country that charge such fees,…
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A message in honour of World Blood Donor Day – June 14, 2017
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas, and Sean Allen, Chair of OPSEU’s Canadian Blood Services and Diagnostics Sector released the following statement today in honour of World Blood Donor Day. Each year, on June 14, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated worldwide in recognition of voluntary and unpaid blood donation, widely acknowledged as the safest method…