TORONTO – The Ford Conservatives rushed to pass Bill 60 today, a move the Keep Water Public coalition says will make water less safe and less affordable for all Ontarians. Keep Water Public is a campaign opposing legislation that erodes public health protections and provides corporate control of Ontario’s water system. The Conservative’s omnibus Bill…
TORONTO – With the Ford Conservatives expected to pass Bill 60, the Keep Water Public coalition warns the legislation risks making water less affordable and less safe, eroding public-health protections and allowing corporate-control to raise water rates. Keep Water Public is a campaign by The Council of Canadians, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment…
CUPE Ontario and OPSEU’s child protection workers have organized a legislative petition calling for an immediate end to the use of unlicensed homes by Children’s Aid Societies (CAS). Children and youth should never be forced to live in motels, hotels, CAS offices, or in tents because of a lack of resources. When child protection workers…
Did you know? Doug Ford’s Conservative government is close to passing legislation that would take public services away from the Region of Peel. This includes plans to transfer water out of public control and transfer regional road maintenance to the city. Transferring water to a public holding company removes democratic control. Public water holding companies…
Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 19-25) highlights the important role public libraries play in our communities. And as Ontarians, we love our libraries. But sometimes we don’t know about all the people who create the magical place that is our library, which is why our theme this year is “We Love Our Library Workers.” This…
The evidence is resounding: supervised consumption sites save lives and support our healthcare system. Supervised consumption sites (SCS) bring drug use indoors and offer sterile supplies and compassionate care. They limit the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C, reducing the strain on our healthcare system. They reduce 911 calls and visits to emergency departments. They…
In Ontario, CUPE represents roughly 5,000 public health members workers who work in 25 out of 29 public health units in Ontario as Public Health Inspectors, Dental Hygienists and Assistants, Health Promoters, Family Home Visitors, Public Health Nurses, Smoke Free Ontario Inspectors, Nutritionists, Epidemiologists and Administrative Assistants, to name a few. These workers are incredibly…
Support Our Care! Together, we can make a difference. It’s time Ontario made real and substantial investments in health care and health care workers! For years, health care in Ontario has been severely underfunded, and health care workers have been critically underpaid and overworked. The COVID-19 pandemic forced health care workers into serious health and…
TORONTO – CUPE Ontario is marking the end of 2023 with a shout-out to the determined CUPE members who belong to the OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) pension plan: this year, these members ran a successful campaign, Cancel the Cuts, and their activism has ensured that no reductions will be made to their OMERS…
For the last 18 months, OMERS has been conducting a review. They call it a “risk assessment,” but, based on OMERS’ past practice, we know it means OMERS decision-makers are considering more cuts to OMERS pension benefits. Beginning in 2007, there were annual proposals that would have cut your OMERS pension benefits. Workers defeated them…
