“Our working conditions are having a negative impact on patient care:” clerical staff at Mount Sinai rally for a fair contract

Significant wage disparities with other hospitals is contributing to staffing shortages, according to CUPE 5492 TORONTO – Clerical staff at Mount Sinai held a rally on Tuesday morning, demanding a fair contract from their employer to address poor working conditions and their impact on patient care. Fadumo Mohamed, president of CUPE 5492, and medical secretary,…

Giant Trojan Horse to visit Smiths Falls Community Hospital tomorrow: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Smiths Falls, ON – On Wednesday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Smiths Falls Community Hospital, symbolizing the “duplicity of the Ontario PCs hospital services’ privatization plan.” As part of their province-wide Trojan Horse tour, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and the Ontario Health Coalition are calling for an end to…