Frontline public health workers put the mayors of Belleville and Quinte West, the board of health, and Premier Doug Ford on notice: ‘Just like Ontarians who were shortchanged with the Greenbelt, we will not back down’. BELLEVILLE, ON—CUPE public health workers at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health met with the health unit’s management back at…
CUPE Ontario and the Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee (HCWCC) have examined the Ontario Ombudsman’s report, Lessons for the Long Term. The report describes, in devastating detail, the failure of the Ford Conservatives to provide adequate oversight of long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the report shows, the province’s inspection system was already under…
WINDSOR, ON – UniversalCare has sent layoff notices to seven staff at the Regency Park Long-Term Care Home, one of Windsor’s only long-term care homes in the downtown core. As long-term care (LTC) homes across Ontario struggle with staffing shortages, UniversalCare has cited ‘budget issues’ as their reasoning for laying off staff. The LTC workers…
BELLEVILLE, ON – A proposal to transfer lift assistance work out of the hands of paramedics was discussed at Hastings County Council and needs to be opposed, said CUPE Local 1842. “Paramedics are the ones who know how to determine if someone’s hurt and can properly attend to them if they are,” said Rob Cunningham,…
CUPE warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital capacity and staffing levels. Stratford, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve staffing levels and capacity,…
CUPE warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital capacity and staffing levels. Toronto, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve staffing levels and capacity,…
Hospital workers represented by CUPE 79 call on employer to address staffing shortages and working condition. TORONTO, ON – As the province-wide hospital sector staffing crisis worsens and impacts patient care, workers at the Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto are imploring their employer to listen to their concerns and implement real solutions. “The staffing shortage…
A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its woefully insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital staffing and capacity levels. Sudbury, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve staffing…
A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its woefully insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital staffing and capacity levels. North Bay, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve…
A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks to its woefully insufficient plan and does not invest in improving hospital staffing and capacity levels. Cornwall, ON – The crisis in the province’s hospital sector will only worsen over the next four years, unless Ontario makes significant investments to improve staffing…
