December 10 is International Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each December 10th, it’s important for us to reflect on the important gains we have made in advancing human rights in our province that flow directly from this declaration. It’s also…
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Sisters & Brothers, Comrades & Friends, As 2017 draws to a close, let’s reflect on the significant victories that we’ve accomplished together this year. Thanks to the work of CUPE Ontario members, our partners in labour and our community allies, we were successful in getting the Ontario government to pass Bill 148 and legislate real…
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TORONTO, ON – Terminations of long-time employees without cause. Violations of basic employment standards using aggressive tactics to force staff to sign agreements to work excess hours and work eight and ten days in a row. All shocking behaviour associated with employers with tarnished reputations. But this is happening at Toronto’s prestigious St. Michael’s Hospital (St.…
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Every December 6, CUPE Ontario members recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. 2018 marks the 29th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, where 14 women were targeted and killed by a gunman. One of those women, Maryse Laganière, was a CUPE member…
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Ottawa, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW SOLUTIONS: A…
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Sudbury, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW SOLUTIONS: A…
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‘Assaulted and Unheard, Violence Against Healthcare Staff:’ major study released Tuesday in Cornwall Cornwall, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m., at…
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Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a major new study ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff.’ Featured in ‘NEW…
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December 3, marks the 25th International Day of People with Disability. This day provides an opportunity to not only reflect on the discrimination faced by people with disabilities but also to renew our commitment to fight for full accessibility, inclusion and equity. Today in Ontario, 1.85 million people live with some form of disability –…
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Cornwall, ON – How violence affected Ontario hospital staff assaulted at work physically, psychologically, interpersonally and financially is the focus of a new study – ‘Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff’ – being released Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m., at the CUPE Cornwall Area Office, 231 McConnell Avenue, Cornwall. The study, authored by…
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