Limestone DSB education workers call for urgent action as staff and students face daily violence amid understaffing crisis

KINGSTON, ON – Education workers with the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) are calling on school board management and trustees to take immediate action to address the rampant violence that frontline education workers are facing every single day. “Violent outbursts have become part of the daily routine,” said Brenda Price, President of CUPE Local 1480.…

New academic research shows privatization of surgeries in England exacerbated inequalities and lengthened wait-times, offers lessons for Ontario

Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates London, ON – The privatization of hospital surgeries in England led to growing inequality, longer wait-times and disruption of services in the public health care system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…

A tale of two countries: new academic reports show Scotland’s public hospitals proved superior at surgical care to privatization in England

Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates TORONTO – Public hospitals in Scotland were more egalitarian and efficient at reducing surgical wait-times than private clinics and hospitals contracted out by England’s health system, according to new academic reports. Allyson Pollock, co-author of the reports…