OTTAWA, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Ottawa area hospitals would need to increase by $312,685,078 a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level in the rest…
TORONTO, ON – The economic update released today by the provincial government fails to address damage done by years of Liberal austerity and misplaced priorities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “People will squabble about whether or not this government is on target to eliminate a deficit, but that’s all a distraction from the real…
NORTH BAY, Ont. – According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) would need to increase by nearly $23 million a year in order to reach the average hospital…
Joint statement issued by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and the Simcoe Children’s Aid Society Employee Association: ONTARIO, Canada – “The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and…
November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day dedicated to remembering all those who have died as a result of violence and discrimination against transgender people. It’s a day CUPE Ontario is proud to support, a day that has been observed for 17 years. This year, though, it’s also encouraging to see how…
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario’s provincial Liberals should reassess their commitment to public, private, partnership (P3) infrastructure construction, now that the new federal Liberal government has signalled a move away from funding P3 projects, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). The indicator that the federal government will no longer…
TORONTO, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Health Sciences North (HSN) would need to increase by nearly $57 million a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level…
System’s first anniversary offers no relief for Ontarians relying on social assistance, say frontline workers TORONTO, ON – One year on from the introduction of a problem-plagued computer system at Ontario Works, workers across the province continue to hold the Wynne government to account over the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS). This month, members…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario, the province’s largest union, supports education workers in the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) in their fight to secure a fair collective agreement with the province. “We stand in solidarity with OSSTF’s education workers and against any attempts to change their working conditions,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.…
TORONTO – The union representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario schools has reached a tentative deal with the Crown and the Council of Trustee Associations (CTA) in central talks. The union is calling an end to its province-wide work-to-rule job action. CUPE members have been without a contract since August 31st, 2014. CUPE has been…
