With Ontario health care staff COVID-19 infections rising, study finds they worked under distress, feeling “sacrificed” and violated

Health Care

LONDON, ON – Working unprotected and facing psychological distress over fears of contracting COVID-19 nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), custodians and other Ontario front-line health care workers felt they were being “sacrificed” by governments, according to a new peer-reviewed study released today in London. As noted in the recent Auditor General report, the Ontario government…

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Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) Joint Letter

Pensions

CUPE Ontario, along with the Association of Ontario Municipalities, OMERS and other OMERS plan sponsor organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB). The PSAB is considering changes to how defined benefit pension plans appear on government financial statements. These changes would make the reported liabilities and costs of these…

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“It’s time to ensure equity for all”: CUPE Ontario’s International Day for Disabled Persons Statement

Workers with Disabilities

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…

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With Ontario health care staff COVID-19 infections rising, study finds they worked under distress, feeling “sacrificed” and violated

Health Care

SUDBURY, ON – Working unprotected and facing psychological distress over fears of contracting COVID-19 nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), custodians and other Ontario front-line health care workers felt they were being “sacrificed” by governments, according to a new peer-reviewed study released today in Sudbury. As noted in the recent Auditor General report, the Ontario government…

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Academic study released today in Thunder Bay finds Ontario health care staff worked under psychological distress in pandemic, feeling “sacrificed” and violated

Health Care

THUNDER BAY, ON – Working unprotected and facing psychological distress over fears of contracting COVID-19 nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), custodians and other Ontario front-line health care workers felt they were being “sacrificed” by governments, according to a new peer-reviewed study released today in Thunder Bay. As noted in last week’s Auditor General report, the…

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