TORONTO, ON – With a Liberal government in Ottawa, there is no need for Kathleen Wynne to push forward her flawed, non-universal Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), says the president of Ontario’s largest union. “By moving forward with their non-universal ORPP, the Ontario Liberal government is abandoning the push to expand the Canada Pension Plan…
Kingston, ON – All 150 registered practical nurses (RPNs) from across Ontario attending a conference on violence this week reported that they have been assaulted at work. They point to underfunding that leaves staff vulnerable to increased patient aggression. And nurses say there is a gender bias in new provincial and federal spending on bricks and…
TORONTO, ON – As bargaining with the City of Toronto heats up, part-time city workers are speaking out about their working conditions to help raise public awareness that half of the city’s employees deliver valuable services without stable jobs or benefits. “I watched my scheduled hours drop from 30 hours a week to 10 hours…
CUPE is encouraged by the commitment of the new federal government to negotiate a new Health Accord. And, when the Ministers of Health meet on January 20 and 21 in Vancouver, we hope that there will be cooperation among all levels of government to negotiate a new Health Accord to strengthen and expand our public…
