Yearly Archives: 2007

Health Coalition releases new report: Damning evidence from Ontario’s private for-profit clinics

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 – “First, do no harm.”  That is the warning issued by the Ontario Health Coalition in light of John Tory’s campaign to open the gates to U.S.-style for-profit hospitals and clinics.…

Kenora District paramedics urge council not to contract out non-emergency services

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   KENORA, Ont. – Kenora District paramedics, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 5911 members, are urging the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) not to contract out non-emergency services to…

Vowing to fight to the end, Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) in Brampton’s William Osler Health Centre rallied today (September 27, 2007) to stave off an unwelcome reassignment of their jobs.

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. The RPNs, who work in Osler’s obstetrics and pediatrics units, collectively have 351 years of experience, skills and dedication in their jobs providing front line care to their community.  Their work includes…

Ottawa residents say public power is best for consumers and environment

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. OTTAWA, Ont. — In a telephone poll conducted by the Ontario Electricity Coalition, most Ottawa residents said they think publicly owned, non-profit utilities are better for consumers and the environment than private…

CUPE reaches tentative agreement with City of Barrie

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.     BARRIE, Ont. — CUPE 2380 has reached a tentative agreement with the City of Barrie, averting a strike by about 400 municipal employees. Details of the agreement will…

Staff shortages hurt elder care, union says

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. The Windsor Star Wed 26 Sep 2007 Page: A2 Section: News Byline: Doug Williamson Source: Windsor Star Elderly residents of Ontario’s long-term care homes are getting “assembly line care” because of staff…

Workers short-handed in caring for elderly, frail; duped by McGuinty who promised standards of care

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.   WINDSOR, Ont. – Eighty-six per cent of front line workers in long-term care facilities have worked short-handed anywhere from once to 20 times a month when caring for elderly and…

NDP Commitments

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Related Files NDP KEY COMMITMENT: PROTECT HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT WITH RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW (83.0 Kb) NDP KEY COMMITMENT: $450 HEALTH TAX REBATE FOR WORKING FAMILIES (90.6 Kb) NDP KEY COMMITMENT: GUARANTEED MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE FOR…

Strategic voting on wane; NDP could hold balance of power

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. September 24/07- Mid way through the Ontario election campaign, both the media pundits and the polls are indicating that the NDP could end up holding the balance of power after October 10.…

Gail McCabe 11th CUPE member running in election

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. McCabe, who ran as an NDP candidate in the 1998 federal and 1999 provincial elections, has a long record of union activism on campuses including Brock Wilfred Laurier and York universities. She…