Lindsay, ON – Recent staffing changes at Ross Memorial Hospital have created unsafe conditions for workers and patients, say health care workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees who held a rally outside the facility on Thursday morning. Heather Nugent, a registered practical nurse and president of CUPE 1909, says understaffing has worsened…
WINDSOR, ON – Just four days before a possible strike, CUPE 2974 members and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) have reached a tentative agreement following months of negotiations. The parties worked through the evening on Monday to finalize the agreement after EWEMS returned to the table willing to move on several outstanding issues. “This came…
The province spent $4 billion over eight years as private facility funding increases faster than for hospitals TORONTO – Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait time and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: Surgical…
Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Health Sciences’ plan to eliminate 413 jobs would further undermine services at a hospital already buckling under the pressure of rising demand and insufficient staffing, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Jillian Watt, president of CUPE 7800, which represents approximately 4,750 HHS workers, called on the Ford government to fully…
Toronto – The workers of CUPE 4599 provide quality care for the residents of Kensington Health Long-Term Care and Hospice in Toronto’s Kensington Market. The work is physically and psychologically demanding, but the workers show up every day to provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of the community because they care. High…
Markham, ON – For months, 8 CUPE locals representing over 1100 Long-Term Care workers across Ontario have been kept waiting for a fair contract. Where other workers would have been able to go on strike to force the employer back to the table, these workers are denied that right under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration…
Frontline workers call for fair wages, safer workplaces, and investment in critical services Barrie, ON – Frontline social service and healthcare workers represented by CUPE Local 1813.14 have launched the “Worth Fighting For” campaign aimed at reaching a fair collective agreement, without disrupting the vital services they provide across Simcoe-Muskoka. Gilbert Centre workers support people…
TORONTO – Just a week after Scarborough Health Network (SHN) workers held a rally surrounding chronic understaffing and increasing violence against hospital workers, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Tuesday that the Ontario government would begin construction of a new emergency department at Centenary Hospital. 2,500 frontline workers at the SHN, represented by CUPE, are…
Rapidly increasing costs, austerity funding policies and record 1,300 job cuts push Ontario’s hospitals beyond the brink TORONTO – Ontario’s hospital crisis has hit a boiling point, says new report released today by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing the latest data, Pushed over the brink: the escalating assault on Ontario’s hospitals highlights…
Windsor, ON – Windsor-Essex public health workers have voted unanimously in favour of strike action after years of falling wages, growing workloads and worsening staff shortages. The strike vote comes as the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) moves ahead with a $1.1 million provincially funded office renovation while telling workers there is no money for…
