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An Analysis of the Shirlee Sharkey report
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Workers rally for better long-term care in Toronto today, July 24th, 2009
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It was looking like serious rain but the sun came out to shine on CUPE 2553's protest for better long-term care in Toronto today.
About fifty (50) front-line long term care workers hit the street outside Villa Colombo, one of Toronto's most prestigious charitable long-term care homes. They were joined by Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), Candace Rennick, Second Vice President of CUPE Ontario and Irene Harris, Secretary Treasurer of the Ontario Federation of Labour. more...
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