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Union Sounds Alarm on Ford’s Secret Plans for Privatizing Peel’s Municipal Services

BRAMPTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last year, Doug Ford bowed to pressure from residents, unions and community groups in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon, who collectively forced him to backtrack on his decision to dissolve the Region of Peel.

But he left his appointed transition board in place, who are working in secret to change the way that public services are delivered in Peel; possible changes include the privatization of water and wastewater treatment, regional road maintenance, and waste management.

At a news conference on Thursday, representatives from CUPE Ontario [and community organization Metamorphosis Network] will outline their objections to the sell-off of Peel’s municipal services and their plans for fighting it.

Speakers at the news conference include representatives of Metamorphosis Network, which represents over 100 non-profit organizations serving health and human services needs in Peel; CUPE 966, with more than 3500 public sector workers in Peel; and CUPE Ontario, which represents 290,000 CUPE workers in the province.

WHO:

Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario

Salil Arya, President, CUPE 966

Sean Meagher, Metamorphosis Network

 

WHAT:

Fighting back of Ford’s secret plans for privatizing Peel’s municipal services

 

WHEN:

Thursday, October 10 at 10am

 

WHERE:

Region of Peel headquarters (west side of building), 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton, Ontario

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Contacts

For more information, contact:

Robert Murdoch, CUPE Communications, 416-434-3690 | rmurdoch@cupe.ca
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications, 289-982-3277 | munan@cupe.ca

Industry:

CUPE

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Contacts

For more information, contact:

Robert Murdoch, CUPE Communications, 416-434-3690 | rmurdoch@cupe.ca
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications, 289-982-3277 | munan@cupe.ca

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