United for a decent pension plan: Staff at SickKids rally for same deal as other Ontario hospital workers

TORONTO – Staff at SickKids Hospital organized a demonstration today, calling on the employer to join the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). The call comes after workers became aware that their current pension will leave them retiring in poverty because the employer failed to contribute to the plan for decades. SickKids is set to…

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No respite for Ontario patients: new report says five times more hospital beds needed than planned by Ford government

New analysis shows province faces a 13,800 shortfall of hospital beds by 2032 Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis will worsen in the coming years as government funding will fall short of even maintaining current levels of service, according to a new research report produced by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing latest data on…

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CMAJ study showing lower income people have less access to for-profit cataract surgeries must force a reconsideration of policy, says hospital union

TORONTO – In response to new research showing that wealthy Ontarians are disproportionately benefiting from for-profit clinics, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is demanding the province halt public funding for private surgeries and invest in cataracts provided by public hospitals. A study by the Canadian Medical Associations Journal released yesterday says that surgical rates…

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Joint statement: Ford must base safe injection site policy on the evidence

Workers ask the Premier to base public policy on evidence and continue saving lives Every Ontarian deserves low-barrier access to mental health and addictions services in their community. These services must include life-saving harm reduction spaces that are well-funded and professionally administered and allow for the safe consumption and treatment in places across the province…

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