OTTAWA, ON – The union representing about 10,000 hospital and long-term care staff in Ottawa vowed to fight Mayor Sutcliffe’s plan to create ‘bubble zones’ that would prevent health care workers from exercising their charter rights and organizing demonstrations outside their workplaces. “We have a constitutional right to protest, and it must not be taken…
DetailsAcross Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23 Picton, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario make significant increases in hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario…
DetailsDoug Ford hands $4 billion to bosses while leaving injured workers in the lurch TORONTO – Ford’s announcement that $4 billion in rebates will be paid out to Ontario employers is lauded as a positive step for Ontario, but this is a misdirection. WSIB is not taxpayer funded. Employers pay premiums to ensure that when…
DetailsAcross Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23 Kingston, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario make significant increases in hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario…
DetailsTORONTO – The province’s largest union condemned the failure of the Ford Conservatives’ budget to meet Ontarians’ needs with a dramatic expansion of public services that would build communities, create jobs and improve lives. “Doug Ford still masquerades as Captain Canada. But as far as Ontarians are concerned, ‘elbows up’ should be about public services,…
DetailsTORONTO – Dear Ontario Workers, As the president of Ontario Compensation Employees Union, a proud member of CUPE, I represent over 3600 workers at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB). Workplace Safety & Insurance Board employees serve workers, their families, and employers in Ontario, providing compensation for loss of earnings, benefits and health care…
DetailsPrivate staffing agencies drained $9.2 billion from public hospitals over 10-year period Belleville, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario make significant increases in hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals…
DetailsTORONTO – There is a crisis in public education in Ontario. Classrooms are frequently evacuated because of violent episodes, completely disrupting the learning environment for students. Educational Assistants are overburdened with work and students are not provided the supports they need. Libraries are closing for days at a time because school boards do not have…
DetailsPeterborough, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario make significant increases in hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the…
DetailsTORONTO – In the run-up to the provincial budget, CUPE Ontario commissioned a public opinion poll to gauge Ontarians’ attitudes toward taxation, funding for public services, health-care privatization, and job creation, as well as specifics about recent decisions of the Ford Conservatives. “Doug Ford and his Conservatives like to say that they’re ‘for the people’…
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