Hospital workers demonstrate at Hamilton MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

Health Care, Municipal, OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   HAMILTON, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Neil Lumsden’s constituency office in Hamilton this morning. In June, the government…

After a four-year long struggle for their first collective agreement, over 90 per cent of child protection workers at Kunuwanimano sign petition fighting for a fair contract

Municipal, Social Services, Solidarity

TIMMINS, ON – Child protection workers at Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services (KCFS) are stuck in an impossible position. Workers regularly experience violence or face threats and harassment while doing their jobs. But they’re also scared of being reprimanded for voicing concerns about their safety. With 15 workers currently on sick leave because of trauma…

Bargaining for the common good prevails!

Solidarity

CUPE Ontario extends congratulations and deep appreciation to OPSEU members, negotiators and leaders on the deal that has been ratified following the union’s strike at the LCBO. The issues at stake in this strike had an impact on all of us across the province. LCBO workers were engaged in a fight not only for better…

Hospital workers demonstrate at Ottawa MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

Health Care, OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   OTTAWA – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Lisa Macleod’s constituency office in Ottawa this morning. In June, the government announced…

Hospital workers demonstrate at Kenora MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

Health Care, Municipal, OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   KENORA, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Greg Rickford’s constituency office in Kenora this morning. In June, the government…

CUPE Ontario’s ‘Support Our Care’ action days kick off in Peterborough!

Solidarity, Support Our Care

in Peterborough! Peterborough heath care workers gather petition signatures alongside the Wildside Food Truck! PETERBOROUGH, ON – This afternoon a delegation of health care workers in Peterborough will kick off the CUPE Ontario Support Our Care days of action campaign. The health care workers will gather petition signatures alongside the Wildside Food Truck. Launched by…

With possible strike looming, day care workers deliver solidarity petition but management nowhere to be found

Child Care, Solidarity

TORONTO – On Friday, as roughly 70 child care workers ran inventive, world-expanding programs, the President of CUPE 2484 attempted to hand deliver a message from workers and parents to the head office of Ideal Child Services Group. Management, though, was nowhere to be found, so Jess Tomas slid the petition and reams of signatures…