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Canadian singer-songwriter, Sarah Harmer, performing Facebook concert session in support of “CARE NOT PROFITS” advocacy campaign to reinvest profits back into the long-term care system

COVID-19, Health CareBy Jessica Gale July 27, 2020

TORONTO — On Thursday, July 30 at 8:00pm EDT, Canadian singer-songwriter, Sarah Harmer, will perform a Facebook Live concert session in support of the “Care Not Profits” advocacy campaign to end for-profit long-term care delivery in Ontario. The platinum selling artist is adding her voice to the growing chorus of families demanding an end to…

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Child care programs in Ontario on brink of collapse, six weeks out from school opening

Child Care, COVID-19By Jessica Gale July 24, 2020

Toronto, ON — Parents and operators are concerned as only 41%, or 2265 out of a total of 5523, of Ontario’s child care centres have re-opened as back-to-school and return-to-work quickly approaches. This contrasts multiple claims from Premier Ford that child care is currently at 91% capacity, CUPE Ontario reports. “Ford expects child care to…

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As universities eye reopening, student and worker safety taking a back seat, warns CUPE University workers

COVID-19, UniversityBy Jessica Gale July 23, 2020

TORONTO, ON – As universities across Ontario begin planning for reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of workers and students appears to be taking a back seat to other considerations, the Chair of CUPE Ontario’s University Workers’ Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) warned today. “Over and over again, we are seeing…

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End profit in long-term care, reinvest in more residents’ supports and staffing, urge advocates in new “CARE NOT PROFITS” campaign

COVID-19, Health Care, UncategorizedBy Jessica Gale July 23, 2020

TORONTO, ON – Ontarians are being urged to join a growing call for profound changes to the province’s long-term care system that would end profit-making in the provision of residential care. Today, SEIU Healthcare, CUPE, and Unifor, unions that represent workers across the long-term care sector, invited families to demand reforms from Premier Doug Ford…

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Long-term care workers’ unions launch public push to end for-profit care

Health CareBy Liam Bedard July 22, 2020

TORONTO – Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., SEIU Healthcare, CUPE Ontario, and Unifor, unions that represent healthcare workers across the long-term care sector, will unveil the next stage of their joint advocacy, calling for profound change to improve the conditions of work and care through an end to for-profit care. Media are invited to RSVP to ask…

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Ford Conservatives’ all-out attack on Ontarians: CUPE Ontario commits to fighting three new laws

Bill 195, COVID-19, Governmental, SolidarityBy Jessica Gale July 22, 2020

(TORONTO, ON) The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario is calling the passing of three pieces of legislation yesterday by the Ford Conservatives an all-out attack on Ontarians that they will oppose. The province passed Bill 195, which extends emergency orders despite the legislation itself declaring the end of the state of emergency. According…

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“Ford Conservatives must match federal funding for municipalities”: CUPE Ontario

MunicipalBy Liam Bedard July 21, 2020

(TORONTO, ON) The $19-billion in federal support for provinces and municipalities is a long-overdue and welcomed development, but it falls far short of what’s urgently needed to address the crisis facing local governments, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “We’ve been ringing the alarm bells over how the crisis is impacting the…

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Health care workers protest at Cornwall hospital

COVID-19 media storiesBy Jessica Gale July 18, 2020

Droves of hospital workers gathered outside the Cornwall Community Hospital protesting, what they believe is, a violation of their workplace rights. They were concerned about Bill 195, which is being considered in the legislature. The Canadian Union of Public Employees states the bill would lay workers off, force shift changes with no notice and move…

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Ford Says Province Is ‘Coming After’ Long-Term Care Homes That Don’t Give Staff PPE

COVID-19 media storiesBy Jessica Gale July 17, 2020

The secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Ontario) said surgical masks are now widely available in long-term care homes, but superior N95s are not. “The N95 still are almost impossible to get based on the feedback that we’ve been getting, they continue to remain under lock and key,” Candace Rennick said. The union,…

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