Hospital workers demonstrate at Ajax MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

Municipal, OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized AJAX, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Patrice Barnes’ constituency office in Ajax this morning. In June, the government…

Hospital workers demonstrate at Toronto MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   Toronto, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Michael Ford’s constituency office in Toronto this morning. In June, the…

Hospital workers demonstrate at Stratford MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

OCHU, Solidarity

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   Stratford, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Matthew Rae’s constituency office in Stratford today. In June, the government…

“Profit-taking will undermine patient safety and lead to higher death rates:” CUPE reacts to Etobicoke General Hospital’s decision to privatize housekeeping and ancillary service

OCHU, Solidarity

TORONTO – Etobicoke General Hospital is moving ahead with privatization of housekeeping, waste management, laundry, and portering services despite strong opposition from staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Earlier in June, the union organized a demonstration after hearing about the hospital’s privatization plan, which will impact 224 jobs. “The hospital is making…

Privatization of cleaning and other support services will increase threat of superbug infections, cautions CUPE at rally outside Etobicoke General Hospital

OCHU, Solidarity

Union protests hospital’s plan to contract out cleaning, portering, waste management, and laundry services TORONTO – Back in 2006, an outbreak of superbug C. difficile at a Sault Ste. Marie Hospital killed 10 patients directly and another 8 indirectly. The hospital, which had privatized housekeeping services, was forced to increase cleaning staff by 40 per…

65,000 Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% wage increase, benefit improvements in new contract

OCHU, SEIU, Solidarity

TORONTO – 65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits, enhancements to weekend, evening, and night premiums, and pay for periods of quarantine…

CUPE’s hospital members adopt strong mandate to defend the quality of patient care

OCHU, Solidarity

TORONTO – Hospital and long-term care workers represented by Ontario’s largest hospital union elected a new executive board on April 11 with a strong mandate to fight back against the government’s policies of underfunding and the privatization of surgeries and diagnostics. Michael Hurley and Sharon Richer were acclaimed as the president and secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s…