KITCHENER, ON – Two new reports that expose the high level of violence, abuse and harassment against staff working at Ontario long-term care homes, are being released at a media conference on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Kitchener Public Library Boardroom, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener. The study titled, “Breaking Point:…
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TORONTO, ON –Two new reports are being released concurrently that expose the high level of violence, abuse and harassment against staff employed in Ontario’s long-term care homes. An in-depth, peer-reviewed investigative study on violence against staff in Ontario long-term care homes has just been published. The study, titled “Breaking Point: Violence Against Long-term Care Staff,”…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – While new long-term care beds, announced by the provincial government today, are badly needed in Ontario, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario is calling for long-overdue investments to increase resident quality of life and care levels which, in Ontario, are dismally low compared to other provinces. Failing to do that,…
DetailsHAMILTON, ON – Two new reports that expose the high level of violence, abuse and harassment against staff working at Ontario long-term care homes, are being released at a media conference on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the CUPE Local 7800 Boardroom, 795 King Street East, Hamilton. The study titled, “Breaking Point:…
DetailsIt is so good to be here today with you for this last session of your conference. From everything I’ve heard, it has been an incredibly productive and busy few days you’ve had together. I want to thank all of you for taking time away from your work and family to be here this week…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Two new reports that expose the high level of violence, abuse and harassment against staff working at Ontario long-term care homes, are being released at a Queen’s Park media conference on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. The study titled, “Breaking Point: Violence Against Long-term Care Staff,” is a just-published, in-depth…
DetailsTORONTO – Ontario Children, Community and Family Services Minister Lisa McCleod, faced with a massive province-wide backlash against the Conservative Governments changes to funding for autism supports, failed to address the real problems facing families living with autism in her announcement today. “Families living with autism need public services and access to full supports, not…
DetailsOTTAWA – The Migrant Rights Network, a new cross-Canada alliance to demand pro-migrant, anti-racist laws and policies, including permanent residence status for all, is launching today, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism (March 21). Communities are mobilizing in over a dozen cities from Halifax to Vancouver this week. The Migrant Rights Network’s formation…
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March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It marks the anniversary of the 1960 massacre of 69 peaceful Black demonstrators in Sharpeville, South Africa by the apartheid regime. Mindful of the recent Mosque Attack in New Zealand, CUPE Ontario calls on our members to reflect on the racial discrimination and…
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