People in North Bay struggling with addiction will suffer greatly if hospital treatment beds close

NORTH BAY, ON – Close scrutiny of newly acquired reports and documents reveals that to date there has been no concrete evidence provided to support the closure of 31 hospital-based addiction treatment beds this coming June, in favour of a community services only model. “In fact, the publicly available evidence shows that North Bay needs…

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NDP health critic and OHC comment on closure of North Bay hospital addiction treatment beds Monday, February 3

NORTH BAY, ON – Following a review of recently made available reports, Natalie Mehra Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) director, Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas opposition health critic and Michael Hurley president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE), will hold a media conference in North Bay on Monday, February 3 (2020) at 10 a.m.…

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Black History Month 2020

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions and legacy of Black people in communities across the province. It is a time to recognize the importance of resistance in the struggle for racial justice. It is a time to renew our efforts to dismantle anti-Black racism in the labour movement and our society.…

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CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions to provide update on $78 million in funding to restore services for Ontario students and jobs for workers

TORONTO – In October, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions negotiated, on behalf of 55,000 CUPE education workers, a central collective agreement with the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the Province of Ontario. A major element of the contract was $78 million in annual funding to restore services for students and return 1300 CUPE…

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Important OMERS Update

Take action to protect your pension Over the last two years, some members of the OMERS Sponsors Corporation (SC) Board have attempted to remove the guaranteed indexing of your pension. So far, CUPE Ontario, allies, and plan members have been able to defeat these attempts. Unfortunately, there is a good chance that this year another…

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At times of viral global outbreaks like the Coronavirus, Ontario’s overcrowded, underfunded hospitals severely disadvantaged

TORONTO, ON – Ontario’s overcrowded, understaffed and underfunded hospitals are already challenged under the strain of a growing and aging population and as a result they are “severely disadvantaged at times of viral global outbreaks, like the Coronavirus now spread to North America from China,” says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of…

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