Stop the wave of intimidation, employee firings, CUPE urges St. Mike’s; media conference with affected staff, Thursday

TORONTO, ON – Terminations of long-time employees without cause. Violations of basic employment standards using aggressive tactics to force staff to sign agreements to work excess hours and work eight and ten days in a row. All shocking behaviour associated with employers with tarnished reputations. But this is happening at Toronto’s prestigious St. Michael’s Hospital (St.…

New study reveals toxic environment of physical and sexual violence against staff in Ontario hospitals

Ottawa, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW SOLUTIONS: A…

New study reveals toxic environment of physical and sexual violence against staff in Ontario hospitals

Sudbury, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW SOLUTIONS: A…

CANCELLED: Tomorrow’s Media Conference in Cornwall is cancelled.

‘Assaulted and Unheard, Violence Against Healthcare Staff:’ major study released Tuesday in Cornwall Cornwall, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m., at…

New study reveals toxic environment of physical and sexual violence against staff in Ontario hospitals

Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW…

‘Assaulted and Unheard, Violence Against Healthcare Staff:’ major study released Tuesday in Cornwall

Cornwall, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m., at the CUPE Cornwall Area Office, 231 McConnell Avenue, Cornwall. The study, authored by…

‘Assaulted and Unheard, Violence Against Healthcare Staff:’ major study released Tuesday in Ottawa

Ottawa, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 10:00 a.m., at the Glebe Community Centre, Meeting Room, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa. The study, authored…

New study reveals toxic environment of physical and sexual violence against staff in Ontario hospitals

Windsor, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW SOLUTIONS: A…

Expanded role of RPNs, workplace violence focus of eastern Ontario nurses conference in Kingston Friday

KINGSTON, ON – Registered practical nurses represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) from several eastern Ontario communities including Kingston, Ottawa, Cornwall and Perth/Smiths Falls are meeting at Kingston City Hall tomorrow (Friday, December 1, 2017) for a special conference to discuss key issues in their profession. Dianne Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Registered…

‘Assaulted and Unheard, Violence Against Healthcare Staff:’ major study released Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Sunday, December 3, 2017, 11:00 a.m., at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 25, 96 Great Northern Road, Sault…