CUPE Ontario commemorates National Nursing Week

During National Nursing Week (May 10-16), CUPE Ontario recognizes the heroic efforts of nurses and acknowledges the entire team of healthcare workers from personal support workers to therapists and cleaners as you go all out to support care recipients across our healthcare system during a tumultuous period. This pandemic is stretching healthcare workers to their…

Northern Ontario patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan, like operating area hospitals today with 1,875 fewer staff and $372 million less dollars

Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for northern Ontario hospital patients will get much worse, says a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today. The Ontario 2021 budget plans to cut COVID health care funds…

With LTC Commission COVID-19 findings, CUPE calls for immediate creation of full-time jobs, application of precautionary principle by PC government

TORONTO, ON – The clear recommendations from Ontario’s Long-Term Care Commission for the creation of more full-time jobs and, on the application of the precautionary principle in health care settings, require that the provincial government and the medical officer of health act immediately to prevent more COVID-19 deaths and LTC resident harm, says the Canadian…

Ontario southwest patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan, like operating area hospitals today with more than 3300 fewer staff and $763 million less dollars

Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for southwest Ontario hospital patients will get much worse, says a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today. The Ontario 2021 budget plans to cut COVID health care funds…

Hamilton, Niagara patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan, like operating area hospitals today with more than 3000 fewer staff and $594 million less dollars

HAMILTON/NIAGARA ON – Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for Hamilton and Niagara hospital patients will get much worse, says a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today. The Ontario 2021 budget plans to cut…

Oshawa, Peterborough and Lindsay patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan, like operating area hospitals today with more than 1000 fewer staff and $330 million less dollars

OSHAWA/PETERBOROUGH, ON – Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for Oshawa, Peterborough and Lindsay hospital patients will get much worse, says a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today. The Ontario 2021 budget plans to…

“A Day of Action for the Day of Mourning”: It’s time to redouble our efforts to protect workers

Every year, on April 28, we pause to mourn and recognize workers who have been injured and killed on the job. And while we remember we also understand the fundamental importance of the political work of fighting for the living by redoubling our efforts to demand real safety for workers and the communities that rely…

Patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan – like operating hospitals today with 34,000 fewer staff and $4.4 billion less Toronto hospitals will be stricken, CUPE overcapacity report says

TORONTO ON – Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have after decades of cuts, the crisis for Toronto’s and Ontario’s hospital patients will get much worse, says a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) research paper, Ontario Hospital Crisis: Overcapacity and Under Threat released today. The Ontario 2021 budget plans to cut…

Bridlewood Trails workers join CUPE

KANATA, ON – Workers at Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community in Kanata voted almost unanimously today to join The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The pandemic has been very challenging for workers in retirement and long-term care residences. Thanks to COVID, everyone knows care workers need to be treated better and given more respect,” said…

Ontario Health Coalition, CUPE, ACE

Kenora/Dryden/Fort Frances/Sioux Lookout community urged to back call for human rights inquiry into years of systemic ageism in health policies that contributed to LTC COVID-19 deaths

KENORA, ON –Advocates asking the Human Rights Commission for a ground-breaking probe into years of systemic ageism in Ontario’s health system are urging Kenora/Dryden/Fort Frances/Sioux Lookout residents to get behind their call for a public inquiry. The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) the hospital division of the Canadian Union…