NORTH BAY, ON – Dialing-in North Bay residents to a city-wide teleconference town hall on October 22, aimed at mounting a community campaign against drastic bed, service and care cuts at the regional hospital, will happen over two calls this Thursday night, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), said today. “We want to reach…
OTTAWA, Ont. ― 250 health care staff from across the province are in downtown Ottawa today, taking part in a march of remembrance in memory of 29 long-term care residents, killed as a result of violence by another resident in Ontario nursing homes since 2001. The national and Ontario leadership of the Canadian Union of…
NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE Local 4720-04, representing the AIDS Committee of North Bay and area workers, ratified their tentative agreement with their employer on Wednesday, August 26. “The members are happy to have their first collective agreement,” said the unit’s vice-president, Kelsey Secord. “We’re all looking forward to continue serving the North Bay and…
NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE Local 4720-04, representing the AIDS Committee of North Bay and area workers, reached a tentative agreement on August 13 with their employer. The tentative deal averted the strike/lockout deadline that was set for August 15. The local will be taking the agreement to their members for a ratification vote on…
HAMILTON, ON – Over the last few weeks Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has publicly defended shutting down the hospital kitchens and contracting out patient meals to a global food processing operation outside of Hamilton. But the findings of a recent poll, show there is virtually no support in the Hamilton community for the hospital’s patient…
BELLEVILLE, ON – Social service workers from the Children’s Mental Health Services in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties are urging management to return to the bargaining table on Thursday, June 18, to reach a fair collective agreement with their workers to avoid any service disruption to children and families living with mental health issues, says…
Media conference Monday, 11 a.m., Gage Park community garden HAMILTON, Ont. – Since late last month, when Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) dietary staff made it public that the hospital intends to shut down its kitchens and outsource patient meals to a factory-food operation that plates microwavable portions, the community campaign to keep hospital food local…
COLLINGWOOD, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will join a busload of members for the Stand Up for Ontario rally in Collingwood this Saturday. “Thanks to this Liberal government, Ontario has the lowest public program spending in Canada, and we’re all feeling the effects. Hospital closures, turmoil…
HALIBURTON, Ont. ― Years of flat provincial funding for hospital services is hurting patient care in communities across Ontario, say hospital workers rallying in Haliburton and Minden tomorrow (Friday, June 5, 2015). Rural hospitals across the province are particularly hard-hit with severe cuts to care and services. “It’s very important for communities like…
OTTAWA, ON – The president of Local 4000 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) expressed profound dismay today at The Ottawa Hospital’s move to cut yet more patient services and dump sick and frail patients onto an overstretched and under-resourced community care system. “The Ottawa Hospital is abandoning patients with no thought…
