Nothing to crow about when 36 Sudbury hospital laundry staff lose their jobs, casualties of provincial budget cuts

Sudbury, ON — Sudbury Hospital Services laundry staff who today received layoff notices say there is nothing for local hospital officials to crow about publicly, when 36 mostly female staff are losing their jobs.   Last week in the local media, senior hospital staff “patted themselves on the back for doing the provincial government’s bidding…

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Kingston hospital staff “give back” to community with donation to United Way Cheque presentation tomorrow at noon

KINGSTON, ON — While providing quality supports for patients is the day-to-day focus for Kingston General Hospital (KGH) staff — members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 — “giving back to our community in many different ways, is very important to us,” says local president Mike Rodrigues.   Tomorrow (Thursday, October 13,…

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Strike continues after talks to resolve dispute break down; Peel CAS issues ‘take it or leave it’ ultimatum to CUPE 4914

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Efforts to resolve a three-week old strike by 435 frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) derailed last night after Peel CAS issued a ‘take it or leave it’ ultimatum.   Despite progress being made on several outstanding issues,…

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Ontarians are not turkeys, so why would the provincial Liberals try to pull a fast one with our health records on Thanksgiving weekend?

Toronto, ON – “Ontarians are not turkeys and their private health records are confidential, containing information that should not be plucked for its potential asset value to the provincial Liberal government,” says Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE (OCHU). “It is undemocratic to try and slide this major policy shift…

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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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