ESSEX, ON – Striking Essex County Library workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are calling on delegates attending the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in Windsor to ask AMO President Gary McNamara, who is also Mayor of the Town of Tecumseh, to practice what he will…
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Peterborough, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Peterborough Regional Health Centre, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Peterborough patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario…
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Belleville, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Quinte Health Care Belleville General Hospital, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Belleville patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions…
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North Bay, ON — Successive years of staff, program, bed and patient care cuts would never have happened at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) if Ontario funded hospitals at the same level as the rest of Canada, a report released today in North Bay has found. Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care, compared funding,…
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Sudbury, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Sudbury (Health Sciences North), means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Sudbury patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario…
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Espanola, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Espanola General, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Espanola patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario and other…
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ESSEX, ON – On day 45 of the Essex County library strike, management returned to the bargaining table with the same sick time position they had prior to the start of the strike, resulting in another wasted opportunity to end a strike that’s deprived residents of essential library services, charges the Canadian Union of Public…
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Hamilton, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Hamilton patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and…
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London, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like London Health Sciences, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for London patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario…
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Neethan Shan is the NDP candidate for the provincial by-election in Scarborough—Rouge River. Neethan is a community activist, School Board Trustee, and the Executive Director of the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have a terrible record on hydro privatization. Only the Ontario NDP has consistently opposed the sale of…
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