BELLEVILLE, ON – A proposal to transfer lift assistance work out of the hands of paramedics was discussed at Hastings County Council and needs to be opposed, said CUPE Local 1842. “Paramedics are the ones who know how to determine if someone’s hurt and can properly attend to them if they are,” said Rob Cunningham,…
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. Stratford, 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,…
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,…
(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…
Hospital workers represented by CUPE 79 call on employer to address staffing shortages and working condition. TORONTO, ON – As the province-wide hospital sector staffing crisis worsens and impacts patient care, workers at the Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto are imploring their employer to listen to their concerns and implement real solutions. “The staffing shortage…
Cornwall, ON – CUPE 234, representing the dedicated public service workers employed by the City of Cornwall, has taken a significant step in pursuit of a fair and equitable agreement by filing an Unfair Labour Practice (ULP) complaint against the city. This move comes in response to ongoing labour negotiations with key issues such as…
Cochrane, ON – In the fifth week of a strike, the Town of Cochrane is effectively bargaining backwards with the more than 60 municipal workers who keep parks and roads safe, daycares open, and the town’s finances in order. The fight has centered around necessary improvement to wages for members from the Canadian Union of…
THUNDER BAY, ON – The members of CUPE Local 1759, who tirelessly support the entire Thunder Bay region, have given voice to their ongoing frustrations with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. In a resounding display of unity and determination, the union’s members, representing frontline staff in the district of Thunder Bay, have delivered an…
This Labour Day, at the end of our “hot labour summer,” we celebrate the growing worker power that is flexing its muscle and making real changes in ways we haven’t seen in a generation. In truth, this has been a hot labour year. In the last 12 months, CUPE Ontario members and other trade unions…
