“A province-wide staffing strategy needed for paramedics:” CUPE calls on Ford government to fix a sector in crisis

As Ontario marks Paramedic Services Week (May 21-27), CUPE draws attention to recent data showing surging demand and rise in incidents of zero ambulance availability. Toronto, ON – As critical ambulance shortages rise across the province, the union representing the majority of paramedics in Ontario is calling on the provincial government to work on a…

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CUPE Ontario Convention 2023 Webcast

The webcast has now ended for Convention 2023 En français All CUPE members can watch the live stream from the floor and be part of the CUPE Ontario Convention by registering for the webcast using the form below. Your Full Name (required) Your Email (required) Are you a CUPE member? YesNo Would you also like…

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Photos: City of Peterborough CUPE workers show support for campaign against private clinic surgeries

Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario president Fred Hahn was in Peterborough on Wednesday and joined CUPE Local 126 president Michelle Lavallee in showing support for the Peterborough Health Coalition’s campaign opposing the provincial government’s plan to shift a few surgical procedures to private clinics in a bid to address waiting times and free up…

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Resounding strike vote shows child protection workers in Toronto need more resources to support vulnerable youth

Toronto, ON – Clients haven’t seen the cracks in services, but workers at Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST) have felt them growing for years. Now these critical front line workers and support staff have delivered a near unanimous mandate, authorizing their leadership to call a strike if their employer refuses to meet the growing…

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Northeastern Catholic Education Workers Release Supermajority Letter Calling for a Good Contract Now

TIMMINS, ON – A 95% supermajority of frontline education workers at Northeastern Catholic District School Board have signed an open letter to their school board trustees that was published as a full-page advertisement in today’s issues of the Cochrane Times-Post, Iroquois Falls Enterprise, Kirkland Lake Northern News This Week, and Timmins Times. The workers’ letter…

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