New report warns of longer wait-times, rushed care, and overcrowded Ontario hospitals as government cuts expected to cause over 10,000 job losses and shortfall of 4,080 beds

Health Care, Solidarity

Over one thousand positions already eliminated in multiple hospitals including North Bay, GTA, and Hamilton as hospitals buckle under budgetary pressures TORONTO – As hospitals cut hundreds of jobs and eliminate vacant positions amidst budgetary constraints imposed by the Conservative government, the largest health care union in Ontario is warning about longer wait-times, rushed care,…

CUPE Ontario endorses Avi Lewis for NDP leadership

Solidarity

Toronto – CUPE Ontario has endorsed Avi Lewis as leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. The endorsement was approved Monday by the CUPE Ontario executive board, following a unanimous recommendation from the union’s political action committee. CUPE Ontario is encouraging its members, and all workers in Ontario, to renew or sign up for membership in…