Cornwall heath care workers will gather petition signatures alongside Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream! CORNWALL, ON – On Thursday a delegation of health care workers will gather petition signatures as part of the CUPE Support Our Care days of action campaign alongside the Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream truck at the corner of First Street and…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – CUPE Local 66 members at the City of Mississauga who work in Parking Enforcement and Animal Services are approaching a strike deadline as negotiations with the employer have failed to reach an agreement and members have been without a contract for over a year- meaning residents could find important city services disrupted…
TORONTO – New Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith signaled to the province where he wants the child care sector to go – and it should be deeply concerning to anyone who cares about children, workers, or the judicious use of tax dollars. In his first public statement about the sector in crisis, Smith asked federal…
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 HAMILTON, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Neil Lumsden’s constituency office in Hamilton this morning. In June, the government…
TIMMINS, ON – Child protection workers at Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services (KCFS) are stuck in an impossible position. Workers regularly experience violence or face threats and harassment while doing their jobs. But they’re also scared of being reprimanded for voicing concerns about their safety. With 15 workers currently on sick leave because of trauma…
CUPE Ontario extends congratulations and deep appreciation to OPSEU members, negotiators and leaders on the deal that has been ratified following the union’s strike at the LCBO. The issues at stake in this strike had an impact on all of us across the province. LCBO workers were engaged in a fight not only for better…
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 OTTAWA – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Lisa Macleod’s constituency office in Ottawa this morning. In June, the government announced…
Members of Local 894 who work at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie voted in favour of a strike and are scheduled to hit the picket lines on July 26 SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Health care workers at the Group Health Centre are overworked, facing burnout, and struggling to make ends meet…
Scarborough heath care workers will gather petition signatures alongside the Jerk Brothers Food Truck! SCARBOROUGH, ON – On Saturday a delegation of health care workers will gather petition signatures as part of the CUPE Support Our Care days of action campaign alongside the Jerk Brothers Food Truck at Thompson Park in Scarborough. Launched by…
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 KENORA, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Greg Rickford’s constituency office in Kenora this morning. In June, the government…
