Ontario requires 8,170 additional hospital beds and 60,000 more staff to meet patient needs over next four years, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

Health Care

CUPE warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital capacity and staffing levels. Toronto, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve staffing levels and capacity,…

“We’ll stay on the line until we get a deal we deserve”: Striking CUPE Municipal Workers in Cochrane reject offer during forced vote

Municipal

(Cochrane, ON) – Municipal workers in the town of Cochrane, Ontario, on strike since July 31st, primarily over wages, have just rejected an offer during a forced vote, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The Employer may try to make their most recent offer seem better than it is, but we see through…