TORONTO – Today the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued Directive #5, which provides clear guidance that N-95 or superior protection masks, face shields and other equipment are to be provided to health care staff working on the front line in long-term care facilities or hospitals dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, among other improvements. “The updated…
TORONTO, ON – Workers at Community Living Ontario voted yesterday to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Community Living Ontario is a provincial association focussed on advocating for the inclusion of individuals who have a developmental disability. CUPE is a leading union in developmental services, with membership in communities across the province. “This…
(TORONTO, ON) The Ontario government’s temporary wage increase for personal support workers is a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). Personal support workers (PSW) in the home and community care, long-term care,…
October 1, 2020 is the International Day of Older Persons. Today, we are mindful of the toll taken by COVID-19 on retirees, long-term care residents, and all older people. We call on all levels of government to ensure their health and safety, end the failed experiment of for-profit long-term care, and ensure universal accessibility to…
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the residential school system and its traumatic, inter-generational impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada. On this day we reflect on the legacy of residential schools, which were the centrepiece of a policy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples instituted by the Canadian…
“We think the crisis at the bedside has been going on for far too long and we need to see some immediate measures implemented to ensure that a second wave of this COVID crisis isn’t going to be as destructive as the first one.” Watch the full story here featuring a clip from Candace Rennick,…
“We welcome the action from the province to come in and take over management of the resident care. We think it’s necessary.” People are feeling overwhelmed, completely burned out, tired, afraid.” — Candace Rennick, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Ontario. Read the full article here.
“We’re calling for a comprehensive staffing strategy and a legislated guarantee of four hours of care for every resident of every single day. There’s a private members bill before the legislature right now. And if they were serious about that they could pass that into law this week.” — Candace Rennick, Secretary Treasurer, CUPE Ontario…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Ontario Labour Relations Board today certified the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the union for workers at the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. The certification for this group of 23 workers had been delayed since May because of objections raised by the employer, all of which were ultimately dismissed by…
(Toronto, ON) —The Throne Speech promises criminal charges for those who neglect seniors, but receding federal funding is a major driver of the understaffing and neglect in long-term care facilities, reports the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/CUPE. “We call for the federal government to be…
