Guelph, ON – Community Living Guelph Wellington’s dedicated developmental service workers have long expressed their deep concern about the impact of persistent short-staffing on the quality of care they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as the impact that staff shortages have on workers’ jobs and personal lives. Last week the members of…
CUPE Ontario marks the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3 in acknowledgment of the myriad achievements of people with disabilities, as we work in solidarity to break down barriers to disability justice in workplaces and communities across the province. The day is also an important reminder of our collective obligation…
Today, CUPE Ontario joins people around the world in celebrating International Human Rights Day. Seventy-three years ago today, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document that set the foundation for universal basic human rights. From its inception, the UDHR was a…
On December 3, CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members mark the International Day for Disabled Persons with the recognition of the moment we’re in. With cases still ticking upwards in Ontario, and variants of concern rapidly spreading around the world, it’s more critical than ever that we acknowledge that it’s people with disabilities who are among the…
TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is leaving front-line workers out of the new Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee and it must immediately stop its work until it’s fully inclusive, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario in a written letter to Minister Monte McNaughton. “The committee is comprised solely of business owners,…
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Government’s draft plan to ration access to at-capacity critical-care is discriminatory and must be revised immediately, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario and Joel Harden, NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre and the Critic for Accessibility & Persons with Disabilities. “The fact that the draft plan says that…
TORONTO, ON – Provincial restrictions must immediately allow exemptions for people with disabilities wishing to use indoor municipal facilities for physical therapy or rehabilitation, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “More than ever, people with disabilities have been treated like an after thought,” said Peter Stapper, Chair of CUPE Ontario’s Workers with…
On December 3, CUPE Ontario marks International Day for Disabled Persons. We celebrate our collective advancements, and we join others in redoubling our efforts to remove the many barriers which remain. One of the clearest lessons of COVID-19 is that it does not impact all of us equally. We’ve learned that people living with disabilities are more…
There are growing signs that the 2.6 million Ontarians with disabilities are being left behind during this crisis. Underlying medical issues mean people with disabilities are more susceptible to contract the virus and to experience its more severe effects. If they do contract the virus, the province has failed to provide home testing. And while…
The International Day for Disabled Persons is held every December 3rd, and it provides an opportunity to both celebrate the many accomplishments of people with disabilities, as well as to reflect on the many barriers and layers of discrimination they face everyday. In CUPE Ontario we use this day to renew our commitment to fight…
