Cassellholme board, mayors and councils should know the difference NORTH BAY, ON — Research evidence strongly supports maintaining public municipal control of Cassellholme, says Professor Susan Braedley who will be a guest speaker at a community forum in North Bay on June 7, 2016. What’s more says, the Carleton University academic and researcher on two…
TORONTO, Ont. — Fewer deaths, increased patient satisfaction, fewer falls, fewer bed sores, shorter lengths of stay are all documented benefits of a diversified nursing team observed in recent studies. “Ignoring this research on positive patient outcomes, to promote a single occupation as was recently done by Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) offends the…
Tuesday, May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. CUPE Ontario encourages all members to join in marking this day and renewing their commitment to take action in their workplaces and communities to end discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. From the beginning, CUPE has stood…
TORONTO – In the wake of damaging new details about the Wynne government’s decisions around the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS), CUPE Ontario has released the results of a recent survey of its members in Ontario Works (OW) offices across the province. The survey’s findings confirm that, despite the additional millions spent on the system,…
BONFIELD, ON – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4616-2, ratified a new collective agreement with the Township of Bonfield last night. The new three-year agreement includes a wage increase and some benefit improvements. This was the first round of negotiations following a difficult 10-month strike that concluded in June, 2014.…
Submission on Bill 186 ORPP Act – 12 May 2016
PEMBROKE, Ont. — Hidden costs, increasing compensation, legal disputes are “the norm when contracted services go awry,” said Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) president Michael Hurley at a Pembroke media conference today that outlined the risky business of outsourcing. The Pembroke Regional Hospital has contracted-out the sterilization of surgical equipment to a Greater Toronto…
Peterborough, ON – The results of a recent poll, which found that 93% of Peterborough residents oppose the sell-off of publicly owned, local electricity distributor PDI, should put an end to the mayor and council’s plan to privatize the city’s utility, said representatives of the Keep Hydro public coalition at a news conference this morning.…
We have all been deeply affected by the news of the wildfires devastating the Fort McMurray area. The fires have spread to 229,000 hectares and are still burning. Nearly 90,000 people have been forced to evacuate and preliminary reports suggest that at least 20 CUPE members have lost their homes. Our heartfelt thoughts are with…
OTTAWA, ON — The announcement Friday of $19 million in funding for Ottawa hospitals actually represents a 3 per cent cut in their real funding needs and it follows over $100 million in cuts at these hospitals since 2012 – a union representing staff at the hospitals said today. “Beds, services and staff have all…
