Sudbury, ON — Sudbury Hospital Services laundry staff who today received layoff notices say there is nothing for local hospital officials to crow about publicly, when 36 mostly female staff are losing their jobs. Last week in the local media, senior hospital staff “patted themselves on the back for doing the provincial government’s bidding…
KINGSTON, ON — While providing quality supports for patients is the day-to-day focus for Kingston General Hospital (KGH) staff — members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 — “giving back to our community in many different ways, is very important to us,” says local president Mike Rodrigues. Tomorrow (Thursday, October 13,…
Espanola, ON — A march and rally will take place tomorrow (October 12, 2016) to draw attention to the cuts to cleaning at the Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre. The hospital has announced the cut of almost 4,000 hours of cleaning annually. The march will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Legion at…
Toronto, ON – “Ontarians are not turkeys and their private health records are confidential, containing information that should not be plucked for its potential asset value to the provincial Liberal government,” says Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE (OCHU). “It is undemocratic to try and slide this major policy shift…
Ottawa, ON — Ottawa’s Liberal MPPs are being urged to stand up for local hospital’s like Elisabeth Bruyère which is struggling with eight consecutive years of provincial budget cuts and a change in the funding formula which ramps down funding. Brian Grant, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4540 today said, the “intense…
TORONTO, ON – Increasing nursing and personal care levels for long-term care residents should be a priority for all Ontario MPPs regardless of party affiliation, say front line care staff with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). They are urging non-partisan support for private members’ legislation introduced today that amends the Long-Term Care Homes…
QUEEN’S PARK (TORONTO), ON – Personal support workers, nurses and other long-term care staff members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will join the NDP tomorrow for the reintroduction of legislation to improve care levels for nursing home residents. A media conference to present the new Bill is scheduled for October 4,…
OSHAWA, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Durham Region patients, a report released today in Oshawa has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario and other…
LONDON, ON – A provincial consultation on dementia care announced yesterday by the Ontario government “looks good on paper. But it’s yet another stall and a tactic to delay action on providing tens of thousands of long-term care residents and home care patients living with dementia, the higher level of care they need today, not down…
KINGSTON, ON — Approval among Kingston residents for provincial Liberals’ changes to hospital care is exceedingly low, a poll released today shows. Polling of 700 Kingston residents conducted earlier this September probed support for provincial government hospital reforms, hospital use and admission. Respondents’ attitudes on hospital cuts, closing a hospital and private out of hospital…
