“We’re calling for a comprehensive staffing strategy and a legislated guarantee of four hours of care for every resident of every single day. There’s a private members bill before the legislature right now. And if they were serious about that they could pass that into law this week.” — Candace Rennick, Secretary Treasurer, CUPE Ontario…
On Monday morning, officials from CUPE Ontario, SEIU Healthcare and Unifor held a joint news conference where they called on the Ford government to take action now to improve conditions in long-term care homes before there is a “repeat of death and destruction.” The unions say that the Ford government can do so my mandating…
Unions representing health care workers are calling for immediate action to end the crisis in long-term care. On Monday, CUPE Ontario, SEIU Healthcare, and Unifor, unions which collectively represent more than 70,000 long-term care workers, are condemning what they call “the inaction of the Government of Ontario” and raising concerns about the rise in cases…
Candace Rennick, secretary-treasurer of Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario, noted there is currently a private member’s bill in the Ontario legislature that would increase the hours of care a resident receives each day to four — also a recommendation from the province’s staffing study. “If the government is serious about staffing in this province, they could…
Personal support workers and their unions are calling on the province to fix problems in long-term care homes now before an expected resurgence of COVID-19 cases this fall. Representatives of CUPE Ontario, SEIU Healthcare and Unifor said on Monday that the homes need adequate funding, increases in staffing to ensure there are “realistic” ratios of workers to residents,…
“Clearly we have learned nothing from the first wave of this virus and residents and staff are again at risk of losing their lives,” CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick said during the news conference. “It is unconscionable and completely unacceptable. We cannot stand by and allow one more avoidable death or illness. Today we need…
Leaders and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario held a protest on Wednesday calling for their workplace bargaining agreements to be restored. Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) of CUPE president Michael Hurley explained that Bill 195’s emergency orders allows employers in a broad range of health and social services to…
CUPE Ontario will be mobilizing with the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to restore their workers rights, with a stop in Fergus on Tuesday. Protestors are scheduled to begin their demonstration at 11:00AM outside the constituency office of MPP Ted Arnott – as part of a series of “Restore Our Rights” protests held in front…
By Fred Hahn Contributor for The Star (Click here to read the article on TheStar.com) Normally, I’d be spending Labour Day at events with hundreds of union activists, allies and community members. There would be hugs, smiling faces and group pictures. We’d celebrate our victories and look ahead to building our solidarity for the challenges…
Canadian Union of Public Employees President Fred Hahn and Ontario Council of Hospital Unions President Michael Hurley held a news conference Monday morning ahead of their rally dubbed “Restore Our Rights: Abuse of Power Betrays Heroes.” Hahn and Hurley says workers made sacrifices early on in the pandemic because it was a health care emergency.…
