“Ford’s promise is good to hear but its implementation must be expedited. The government must also fund hiring properly, with the union estimating it will take $320 million to fund the new standard.” — Candace Rennick, CUPE Ontario Secretary Treasurer Read the full article here.
“Our members, family members, and the communities are incredibly invested and engaged in seeing this bill pass,” Candace Rennick, secretary-treasurer of CUPE Ontario, told reporters. “We are going to continue to apply as much pressure as possible on the government to step up and do the right thing.” Read the full article here.
Candace Rennick, secretary-treasurer for CUPE Ontario, said better working conditions are needed — full-time jobs, benefits and sick leave — so people will stay in those jobs. “It’s a demoralizing workforce. Nobody wants to go in and work there. So people need jobs in this province, but we need a complete and total overhaul of the system,” said Rennick.…
Politicians often compare household and government budgets. For one, they tell us they’re both about balancing income against spending. But there’s an important difference between them. For a household in crisis, cutting spending and saving money is usually a key response. But for a government which represents many people and communities with different challenges, the…
Two-thirds of all approved COVID-19-related claims to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in Ottawa came from workers at nursing homes and residential care facilities – but the numbers should be much higher. “Many of these [long-term care] workers are part-time. They’ll just go home. They won’t file claims and they’ll wait out … the…
Candace Rennick, secretary treasurer for CUPE Ontario, says long-term care employees may not file a WSIB claim if they contract COVID-19 at work due to a fear of reprisals from their employer. Watch the video clip here.
In simple, chilling language, the personal support worker opens a curtain on what the COVID-19 pandemic has looked like from the front lines of devastated long-term care homes: Bodies of residents piling up, desperate staff shortages, fear. “One after another of the residents started dying. I was scared to come back after a few days…
Cathy Fooks, Ontario’s patient ombudsman, has released a series of recommendations for long-term care homes, warning that the system is poised to have a second COVID-19 catastrophe. Ross Lord reports. View the video on GlobalNews
“We think the crisis at the bedside has been going on for far too long and we need to see some immediate measures implemented to ensure that a second wave of this COVID crisis isn’t going to be as destructive as the first one.” Watch the full story here featuring a clip from Candace Rennick,…
“We welcome the action from the province to come in and take over management of the resident care. We think it’s necessary.” People are feeling overwhelmed, completely burned out, tired, afraid.” — Candace Rennick, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Ontario. Read the full article here.
