Yearly Archives: 2008

Hands-on care level in Niagara long-term care homes lower than what provincial government 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Elderly and frail residents in three Niagara Falls area long-term care homes are receiving less hands-on care on a daily basis than the 2.9 hours per resident being…

May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. It is a time to act in a concrete way to fight homophobia in our workplace, our classrooms and in our community. This day of silence organized by members of the Ryerson…

Ont. may resume paying for sex change operations

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Updated: Wed May. 14 2008 6:36:26 PM The Ontario government may resume paying for sex change operations, CTV News has learned. Sources say the Liberals are strongly considering the move to…

CUPE Ontario activist part of coalition celebrating reinstatement of human rights based medical procedure

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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, Ont. – Trans-activists, including a CUPE Ontario member whose human rights were violated, are celebrating the reinstatement of sex reassignment surgery under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan announced yesterday by the…

Care level in Niagara area long-term care homes lower than provincial government stat, new data shows

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – New data on the average level of care received by residents in three Niagara area long-term care homes – compiled by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…

Municipal employees still hope to get a fair deal with the City of West Nipissing

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. WEST NIPISSING, Ont. – Two distinct bargaining units of Local 535 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are still without collective agreements with the City of West Nipissing and are…

New Liberal legislation a step backwards for people with developmental disabilities

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, Ont. – Instead of expanding access and enhancing community-based services and supports, the Ontario Liberals today introduced a new Act for persons with developmental disabilities that is a step backwards, says…

“Happy RPN day and Nurses’ Week 2008: RPNs are nurses too!”

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Open Letter   Let us remind everyone that May 16 is Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) day, and take this opportunity to recognize the precious contribution of RPNs to…

Public meeting in Sturgeon Falls on hospital-acquired infections

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. STURGEON FALLS, Ont. – Yesterday evening, a public meeting was held in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario to discuss the issue of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). A hundred people filled the Marcel Noel community hall…

Put Telecom to work for Toronto, say industry experts and CUPE

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 – The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro Corporation should keep Toronto Hydro Telecom as a publicly owned asset and put it work for the city and its residents, according to…