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Essential Information Bulletin
Workplace Safety and Vaccination Information (CUPE National, Sep 2021)
COVID-19 Vaccines: Frequently Asked Questions | Apr 2021
Resources: Workplace Risk Management of COVID-19:
- COVID-19 Risk Re-assessment Checklist
- COVID-19 Aerosolization Risk Assessment
- COVID-19 General Health and Safety System Checklist
- COVID-19: Prevention Through Ventilation
- COVID-19 Variants of Concern–what are they? And why are they important?
- Tip Sheet for Dealing with Governmental Health and Safety Inspectors
- Healthier Workplaces, Not Tougher Workers: Psychosocial vs. Psychological Approaches to Workers’ Health and Resilience in the Workplace
Resources: CUPE National’s COVID-19 Health and Safety and Vaccine Information Resources:
- Health and Safety: https://cupe.ca/health-and-safety
- COVID-19 Health and Safety Practices
- Health and Safety fact sheets
- Mental Health information and resources
Additional COVID-19 Health and Safety and Vaccine Informational Resources:
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): COVID-19 Health and Safety Resources
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW): COVID-19 Resources
- This resource includes links to recorded webinars, fact sheets, position papers, and recommendations and tools to assist workers and workplaces in navigating the unique challenges that COVID-19 presents. Updated regularly; check back often!
- Health Canada’s “Ask the Experts: COVID-19 Vaccines Questions” video series
- World Health Organization (WHO): Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
University-Sector Fall 2021 Resources
Bill 195
Bill 195: an act of betrayal for frontline workers | July 22, 2020
Bargaining
Bargaining Fact Sheet | March 30, 2020
Childcare Re-Opening Toolkit
Childcare Cleaning and Disinfection Checklist | June 25, 2020
COVID-19 & Childcare: Child Management Checklist | June 25, 2020
COVID-19 Guidance: Emergency Child Care Centres | June 25, 2020
COVID-19 & Childcare: Parent & Guardian Management Checklist | June 25, 2020
Child Care: Preventing exposure to COVID-19 | June 25, 2020
COVID-19 and Use of Masks and Respirators | June 25, 2020
PPE Use and Care | June 25, 2020
Suspected or confirmed COVID-19: What to do? | June 25, 2020
COVID-19 and the right to refuse unsafe work | June 25, 2020
Health & Safety
COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ | April 19, 2021
Click here to download the COVID-19 Stop the Spread Poster | September 9, 2020
Health & Safety Checklist for CUPE University Workers | September 9, 2020
Preventing exposure to COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Sector | September 9, 2020
WSIB Benefits and COVID-19 | May 7, 2020
Health & Safety Survey for All Workers | May 7, 2020
Health & Safety Survey for Health Care Workers | May 7, 2020
Mental Health Services | April 27, 2020
Guide: COVID-19 and the right to refuse unsafe work | April 21, 2020
Procedure for refusing work that endangers health and safety | April 21, 2020
Help for individuals facing domestic/intimate partner violence | April 20, 2020
PPE Use and Care | April 14, 2020
COVID-19 & Use of Masks and Respirators | April 14, 2020
COVID-19 & Public Health Units | April 6, 2020
COVID-19 and Flight Attendants | March 19, 2020
General occupational guidelines for COVID-19 | March 18, 2020
COVID-19 Fact Sheet | March 17, 2020
COVID-19 Quarantine Information: A Guide for Members in Ontario | March 17, 2020
Financial Support
Temporary Pandemic Pay Guidance Document | July 2020
Pandemic pay questions and answers | June 2020
Updated Q&A: Canada Emergency Response Benefit | June 17, 2020
Rollout Timeline for Pandemic Pay | June 3, 2020
Updated Q&A: Pandemic Pay (pdf) | June 3, 2020
Pandemic Pay Implementation Guidelines | May 29, 2020
Updated: Q&A Income supports for workers during the Coronavirus pandemic (pdf) | April 17, 2020
How to Register for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (pdf) | March, 2020
CUPE backgrounder on federal income support announcements. | March 19, 2020
Understanding States of Emergency
Ontario’s State of Emergency Fact Sheet | March 30, 2020
Local States of Emergency: What You Need to Know | March 27, 2020
Other Essential Information
What if I Can’t Go Back to Work | September 24, 2020
Summary of Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 | July 24, 2020
Employer Obligations for Returning to Work During COVID-19 | June 5, 2020
Video Conferencing Guides | May 25, 2020
Emergency orders impacting social service workers as of April 16th | April 22, 2020
Emergency orders impacting municipal workers as of April 16th | April 20, 2020
Ontario Health Coalition COVID-19 Update | April 1, 2020
Job-protected Leave Fact Sheet | March 30, 2020
Current Alternative Service during Service Canada office closures | March 27, 2020
Brief: COVID19 Cross Canada Response (pdf) | March 26, 2020
