A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Sault Area Hospital have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre…
TORONTO – CUPE Local 2 and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a labour disruption involving nearly 700 electrical, communications, and signals workers. The tentative agreement was reached after negotiations continued through the weekend and into Monday following two strike deadline extensions. The TTC had previously advised the union it…
OTTAWA – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including facilities in Ottawa have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis, CCPA Senior Researcher Andrew Longhurst finds that…
A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Kingston, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By…
A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Peterborough, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Peterborough Regional Health Centre have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for…
A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Chatham, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Chatham-Kent Health Alliance have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy…
The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for students and education workers. The…
A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Windsor, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Windsor Regional Hospital have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
WINDSOR, ON — The Windsor-Essex Region is now one step closer to the first paramedic strike in the service’s history as conciliation between Essex-Windsor EMS and CUPE 2974 concluded last week without a resolution. CUPE 2974 members had hoped the County of Essex would provide a path forward during their May 6 closed-session council meeting…
CHATHAM, ON – CUPE 1238 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) condemn the Lambton Kent District School Board’s decision to cut 22 custodial positions. “These cuts are devastating for our members and for the schools they work in every day,” said Carrie Hopper, President of CUPE 1238. “Custodians are essential frontline workers…
