North Bay hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff report high rates of violence, including 28% rise in assaults with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care, Solidarity

NORTH BAY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs) and other staff at North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) to high rates of workplace violence, a new poll shows. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) May 17-24, shows a disturbing…

Sudbury hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff subject to high rates of violence, including with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll finds

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care, Solidarity

SUDBURY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Sudbury’s Health Sciences North (HSN) and other northern Ontario hospitals to high rates of workplace violence, a new poll shows. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) May 17-24, shows a disturbing pandemic surge in physical & sexual violence…

Brampton hospital nurses, PSWs other staff subject to high rates of race-based violence at work; new CUPE poll finds

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care, Solidarity

BRAMPTON, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Brampton’s hospitals to some of the highest rates of race-based and sexual harassment and assault-related violence province-wide, a new poll shows. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) May 17-24, shows a disturbing pandemic surge in physical & sexual…

Race-based and sexual violence rates against Hamilton hospital staff – who are 90% female – among highest in Ontario; new CUPE poll finds

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care

Hamilton, ON – A poll of more than 500 Hamilton area hospital staff reveals that pandemic tensions are subjecting them to some of the highest rates of race-based and sexual harassment and assault-related violence among hospital staff, province-wide. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) May 17-24,…

CUPE 894 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Sault Ste. Marie Group Health Centre

COVID-19, Health Care

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – After prioritizing improved staffing levels and quality care throughout negotiations, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 894 has ratified a new two-year collective agreement with the Sault Ste. Marie Group Health Centre. “This newly ratified agreement helps to provide stability in the workforce and improves the working conditions…

Ottawa hospital staff subject to higher rates of physical violence, assaults with weapons compared to other parts of Ontario; new CUPE poll finds

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care

OTTAWA, ON – Pandemic tensions and unprecedented hospital staffing shortages are fueling already high rates of violence – including sexual harassment and assaults – against Ontario’s mostly female hospital workforce- including here at Ottawa hospitals, a new poll of 2300 front-line registered practical nurses (RPNs), PSWs, porters, cleaners, and other front-line hospital staff, reveals. 550…

Ontario hospital staff subjected to a disturbing pandemic surge in physical and sexual violence; new CUPE poll finds

COVID-19, Health and Safety, Health Care

TORONTO, ON – Pandemic tensions and unprecedented hospital staffing shortages are fueling already high rates of violence – including sexual harassment and assaults – against Ontario’s mostly female hospital workforce, a new poll of 2300 front-line registered practical nurses (RPNs), PSWs, porters, cleaners, and other front-line hospital staff, reveals. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on…

“Repeal Bill 124”: CUPE Ontario launches campaign to support frontline workers

Bill 124, Child Care, Governmental, Health Care, Municipal, Paramedics, School Boards, Social Services, University

Toronto, ON – Now’s the time to finally repeal the Constitution-violating legislation which caps total compensation, including wages, for public sector workers to only 1 per cent, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during a press conference. “The Ford Conservatives have simply done nothing to deal with the skyrocketing cost of living,”…

New report finds 1400 seniors who died from COVID-19 would not have if Ontario had a fully public long-term care system: Time to make election a referendum on private health care

COVID-19, Governmental, Health Care

TORONTO, ON – More than 1400 seniors died from COVID-19 than would have if Ontario had a fully public long-term care system, according to a new report released today. That is a key lesson for voters in the June 2 election, since the Doug Ford PC’s have said they will deal with the post-pandemic surgical…