NORTH BAY, Ont. – Support from the local community and from healthcare workers across Ontario is pouring in for Sue McIntyre, the North Bay nurse fired by North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) after she spoke up about employer reprisals against hospital staff who report attacks from patients. Sue’s neighbours, friends and co-workers will show their…
TORONTO, Ont. – A nurse who spoke on a panel about patient violence against nurses has been terminated by the North Bay Regional Hospital. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/CUPE is calling on the provincial government to pressure the North Bay Regional Hospital to reinstate the nurse and to adopt legislation that would make it…
HAMILTON, Ont. — Hamilton registered practical nurses (RPNs) are calling on the provincial government and area MPPs to help stop pervasive and increasing patient attacks on nurses. Just returned from a conference on health sector violence, they want laws to better protect them by charging violent patients under the criminal code and that include, enforceable…
OTTAWA, Ont. – Provisions relating to access to medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal will cement high drug prices and undermine the health of hundreds of millions of people for generations, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE (OCHU) charged today. The TPP has been negotiated between Canada, the U.S. and 10 other Pacific Rim…
Toronto, ON – Now that the “ill-conceived” registry for personal support workers (PSWs) has been scrapped, the 20,000 PSWs represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario in long-term care, hospitals and community care are asking for the issue of regulation for PSWs to be made a priority. Educational requirements and occupational demands…
KINGSTON, Ont. — The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE (OCHU) supports the call on the federal government to create a national registry of asbestos in public buildings and for the ban on the use and import of asbestos endorsed by the European Union, Australia and other countries. “Increasing rates of mesothelioma and other related cancers…
Kingston, ON – All 150 registered practical nurses (RPNs) from across Ontario attending a conference on violence this week reported that they have been assaulted at work. They point to underfunding that leaves staff vulnerable to increased patient aggression. And nurses say there is a gender bias in new provincial and federal spending on bricks and…
CUPE is encouraged by the commitment of the new federal government to negotiate a new Health Accord. And, when the Ministers of Health meet on January 20 and 21 in Vancouver, we hope that there will be cooperation among all levels of government to negotiate a new Health Accord to strengthen and expand our public…
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is in Sault Ste. Marie tomorrow for one of six pre-budget consultations across the province. Michael Hurley the president of Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) presenting to the committee at 1:45 p.m. at the Delta Waterfront, has a direct message for the…
WELLAND, ON – On Monday, December 21, long-term care workers, retirement homes workers and community support workers from the Niagara Region, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1263, will donate hundreds of ‘everyday essentials’ to seven local community support agencies that help the community’s most vulnerable residents. “Our members are front line…
