With many troubling allegations tied to closure of Hamilton/Niagara forensic pathology, CUPE calls on Conservatives to launch independent review

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HAMILTON, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is calling on the provincial Conservatives to launch an independent review of the decision to close forensic pathology services in the Hamilton/Niagara region. “There are too many troubling allegations surrounding the motivations behind the closure to forge ahead,” says Dave Murphy, president of CUPE 7800…

Securing the best services for students is what job action is all about, say CUPE education workers

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TORONTO, ON – The countless hours of services and supports lost to Ontario students because of Ford government cuts are the focus of job action announced today by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Representatives this morning issued the required five days’ notice that puts them in a legal strike…

Provincial funding cut to Dryden hospital will climb to $1.25 million by 2023 under Ford Conservatives

Health Care, Solidarity

DRYDEN, ON – Patient access to hospital care and services will be greatly diminished if the Doug Ford Conservatives move forward with future real funding cuts to health care that, in 2023, will climb to $1.25 million for the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Looking at detailed fiscal information from Ontario’s financial accountability office and the…

Provincial funding cut to Thunder Bay hospitals will climb to $55.6 million by 2023 under Ford Conservatives

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THUNDER BAY, ON – Patient access to hospital care and services will be greatly diminished if the Doug Ford Conservatives move forward with future real funding cuts to health care that, in 2023, will climb to $55.6 million for Thunder Bay area hospitals. Looking at detailed fiscal information from Ontario’s financial accountability office and the…

Sault hospitals’ funding cut will climb to $26.5 million by 2023 under Ford Conservatives

Health Care, Solidarity

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Patient access to hospital care and services will be greatly diminished if the Doug Ford Conservatives move forward with future real funding cuts to health care that, in 2023, will climb to $26.5 million for Sault Ste. Marie area hospitals. Looking at detailed fiscal information from Ontario’s financial accountability office…

Dryden patients, hospital face grim future under years of Conservative funding cuts: CUPE to release projected shortfalls to 2023

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DRYDEN, ON – Although Dryden’s population is aging, Ontario’s Conservative government is planning multiple years of deep budget cuts to the Dryden Regional Health Centre. “What’s coming will be bigger because the cuts compound,” says Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). Hurley will hold a media conference at 10:00…

North Bay hospital’s funding cut will climb to $32 million by 2023 under Ford Conservatives

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NORTH BAY, ON – Patient access to hospital care and services will be greatly diminished if the Doug Ford Conservatives move forward with future funding cuts to health care that, in 2023, will climb to $32 million for North Bay’s regional hospital. Looking at detailed fiscal information from Ontario’s financial accountability office and the provincial…

Thunder Bay patients, hospitals face grim future under years of Conservative funding cuts: CUPE to release projected shortfalls to 2023

Health Care, Solidarity

THUNDER BAY, ON – Although Thunder Bay’s population is aging, Ontario’s Conservative government is planning multiple years of deep budget cuts to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and the hospital component of the St. Joseph’s Care Group. “What’s coming will be bigger because the cuts compound,” says Michael Hurley, the president of…