May 16, 2019 - The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) is calling a Day of Action this Wednesday for leafleting and petition collection about the province’s child care cuts at child care centres all across Ontario.
Wednesday, May 22nd, especially at drop-off time 7:45am-9:00am.
- Email childcarecampaign@gmail.com to let them know that you will be participating.
- Print off the paper petitions in English or French and flyers.
- Chat to parents at drop-off time about the importance of provincial funding, and invite them to sign paper petitions and to send a message to their MPP on the OCBCC’s website.
- Mail completed petitions back to the OCBCC office by June 1st.
If you plan to get involved, email childcarecampaign@gmail.com with your program name and postal code to let them know that you are participating.
Want to know more about the $80 million in cuts to child care? Watch OCBCC Policy Coordinator, Carolyn Ferns, discuss the cuts on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, or read this article from School Magazine.
Every community will be affected by these provincial cuts. Now is the time to raise our voice!
Thanks so much for being involved!
In Solidarity,
USW Local 1944
