Provincial funding cuts to blame for situation at Bruyère that shortchanges Ottawa hospitals by $312 million annually

Ottawa, ON — Ottawa’s Liberal MPPs are being urged to stand up for local hospital’s like Elisabeth Bruyère which is struggling with eight consecutive years of provincial budget cuts and a change in the funding formula which ramps down funding. Brian Grant, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4540 today said, the “intense…

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CUPE 543 volunteers to fan out across Windsor for ‘Operation Giveback’ to ensure 600 Windsor families have Thanksgiving this year

WINDSOR, ON – With Thanksgiving Day fast approaching, volunteers from Local 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 543) are preparing to distribute Thanksgiving dinners with all the trimmings to 600 families who otherwise might have missed out.   Beginning Friday, October 7 (tomorrow), CUPE 543 will fan out to 10 food banks…

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‘Giving thanks for remarkable communities we call home,’ CUPE 255 donates $10,000 to charities serving the County of Bruce, as well as Grey, Huron and Wellington Counties

HANOVER, ON – As Thanksgiving preparations moved into high gear across Bruce, Grey, Huron and Wellington Counties, members of Local 255 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 255) gave thanks to their communities by giving back.   “We are all very fortunate to live and work in and near the communities we…

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Long-term care staff urge non-partisan approach to new Bill that increases nursing and personal care for residents

TORONTO, ON – Increasing nursing and personal care levels for long-term care residents should be a priority for all Ontario MPPs regardless of party affiliation, say front line care staff with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). They are urging non-partisan support for private members’ legislation introduced today that amends the Long-Term Care Homes…

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CUPE nurses, PSWs at Queen’s Park Tuesday for reintroduction of Bill to increase care levels for long-term care residents

QUEEN’S PARK (TORONTO), ON – Personal support workers, nurses and other long-term care staff members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will join the NDP tomorrow for the reintroduction of legislation to improve care levels for nursing home residents.   A media conference to present the new Bill is scheduled for October 4,…

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Ontario’s hospital underfunding means 675 less nurses, 2007 fewer hospital staff, $215.3 million a year funding gap for Durham

OSHAWA, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals, means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Durham Region patients, a report released today in Oshawa has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario and other…

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CUPE 4914 asks: Are high-priced strike breakers good use of Peel CAS finances?

  MISSISSAUGA, ON – The union representing 435 striking front line, administrative and support workers today called on local politicians to start asking ‘hard questions’ about why the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) is spending outrageous amounts of money to recruit strike breakers. “For an agency claiming it can’t afford…

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Legal Notice: Class action on behalf of CUPE employees transferred to CCACs in Ontario

This is a notice that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will hold a hearing to decide whether to approve Minutes of Settlement signed by the Crown, CUPE and the Representative Plaintiff in a class action about the transfer of certain CUPE members’ pensions from OMERS and the VON Canada Pension Plan to HOOPP. You should read this notice as it may…

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Striking Peel CAS workers pen open letter to employer: For clients’ sake, it’s time to pick up the phone and get back to the bargaining table

  MISSISSAUGA, ON – On behalf of 435 striking frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS), Sonia Yung, President of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914), today issued the following open letter to Peel CAS Chief Executive Officer Rav Bains.…

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