What would Ontarians want their public dollars to be spent on? Increased care with dignity for frail long-term care residents, 25,000 new personal support workers or $1.1 billion to cancel gas plants

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, ON — Across Ontario there is widespread agreement between the families of residents in long-term care (LTC) homes, nurses and personal support workers and policy researchers that residents need more direct…

Hamilton CAS workers and supporters hold Stop the Shutdown – Fund Child Welfare rally as agency shuts down services due to provincial funding cuts on Friday, October 11

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. HAMILTON, Ont. – On day one of the five scheduled service shutdown days at the Hamilton Children’s Aid Society (CAS), due to continuous provincial funding cuts at CASs across Ontario, CAS workers…

Tentative agreement reached in talks to end strike at University of Windsor; Deal reached in University of Windsor strike

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Canadian Press Tue Oct 8 2013 WINDSOR, – A tentative contract agreement has been reached in talks to revolve the month-long strike by nearly 300 workers at the University of Windsor.…

CUPE praises public libraries during Guelph event

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Guelph Mercury October 8 By:Vik Kirsch GUELPH—Library patron Caroline Drohan didn’t need convincing Monday on the impact a library has on local residents as an employees union handed out information leaflets…

Unsafe practices, extra-billings at private outpatient surgery clinics should be cautionary lessons for Ontario health minister

2007-2014 Archives

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. TORONTO, ON – Recent disciplinary proceedings reviewing the unsafe, dangerous and, in one case illegal, practices of several doctors doing medical procedures at private, out-of-hospital medical clinics, along with reports of questionable…