Ontario Throne Speech – Ontario government plan for hospitals to compete for patients a ‘lose-lose’ failure in Britain—says major study

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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. – The signal in today’s Throne Speech that the Ontario Liberals intend to proceed on a model where hospitals compete for patients and funding—being called a ‘lose-lose’ policy in Britain…

Children’s Aid

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. Children Aid Services in Ontario are facing an imminent crisis due to a $67 million dollar shortfall in funding by the provincial government.  The provincial government has…

Child 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Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. A perfect storm is facing Ontario’s child care sector, one that will create ideal conditions for the expansion of commercial child care. Already over one quarter of Ontario’s child care centres…

Early Learning

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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 Pascal report recommended the creation of full-time early learning programs for children.  The provincial government has decided to adopt some of Pascal’s recommendations, but not all of them. We fully…

Support striking Steelworkers at Vale Inco.

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. “Bridging the Gap”A Solidarity Rally for Vale Inco StrikersMonday, March 22 @ 4:30 p.m.USW Union Hall,66 Brady St. | SUDBURY See photos from March 22nd Rally Over 3,000 steelworkers in…

McGuinty government’s plan to privatize hospital care failed in Britain, will fail in Ontario and hospital staff will fight it aggressively

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario.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:  Ontarians should be alarmed that the Liberal government is planning a radical restructuring of health care “premised not on quality of care and best practices, but solely on which hospital…

International Women’s Day 2010

Note: This page contains outdated content and may not appear correctly.Please Click Here to find recent news, events and information from CUPE Ontario. March 8 is an annual, internationally recognised day that acknowledges and honours the struggle of women in their fight for women’s rights, equality; it is also a celebration of women’s progress. In…