“Justice for Mahsa Amini and women in Iran”: CUPE Ontario sends a message of solidarity

Human RIghts, International Solidarity

The recent killing of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s “Guidance Patrol”, also known as the ‘morality police’, for “improper” wearing of the hijab has led to another important uprising in the country. Led by women demanding freedom from patriarchy and from all forms of systemic oppression and the regime that upholds it, bravely risking their lives…

Toronto Hospitals need to hire 15,000 more staff each year to deal with increased patient needs and raising paramedic offload delays

Health Care

TORONTO, ON – Unless Toronto area hospitals hire 15,000 staff annually, problems with spiking emergency room wait times and unprecedented staffing shortages will deepen as the city’s population grows and ages, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) today at a media conference outside Toronto’s Scarborough General Hospital. CUPE based its call for the…