TORONTO, ON – CUPE Local 1328, which represents over 2,000 education workers across the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), is urgently calling for the board to hire hundreds more education workers following a damning Global News investigation revealing a 77 percent rise in violent incidents in Ontario schools since the Ford government came to…
TORONTO, ON – A new investigative report by Global News has exposed a dramatic 77 percent rise in violent incidents in Ontario schools since the Ford government took office —confirming what education workers have been sounding the alarm on for years. With over 4,400 violent incidents reported in the 2023–24 school year alone, the Ontario…
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios OTTAWA – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and an…
implement safe staffing ratios Sudbury, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and an examination of mandated nursing…
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios Hamilton, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and…
SAULT STE. MARIE – On Friday, SooToday published an article highlighting the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board’s (HSCDSB) hiring of a new speech pathologist to support kindergarten students at St. Basil Catholic Elementary School. While this new hire will undoubtedly provide valuable support to students, the article failed to acknowledge a much larger, more troubling…
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios TORONTO – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. Based on an extensive review of existing research on staffing levels in hospitals, in-depth interviews with many Ontario hospital nurses, and an…
TORONTO – After ten weeks of walking the picket line, the 24 members of CUPE Local 5525 Villa Colombo Supportive Housing, are finally returning to work. The workers had been on strike since May 28th. The union and the employer reached a tentative agreement on Friday, August 1st, with the union members ratifying the vote…
Toronto – As negotiations between CUPE 5525 and Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged continued on Friday, the picket line in front of 3050 Dufferin Street was reinforced by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. OCHU president Michael Hurley and CUPE Ontario President Yolanda McLean joined the members of 5525, for a late morning rally…
CUPE Ontario and the Racial Justice Committee are proud to observe August 1 as Emancipation Day. The day commemorates the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act,1833, which came into effect in 1834. The law liberated enslaved people in the British colonies, including Canada. In 2021, Canada proclaimed August 1 Emancipation Day. As we reflect on the…
