OTTAWA, ON — Cuts to infection control and food services at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital “are the direct result of provincial Liberal government funding cuts,” said Brian Grant, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4540 at an Ottawa media conference today. In the latest wave of cuts to hit the Bruyere, 30…
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DetailsPETERBOROUGH, ON – Baffled by the city’s cavalier attitude toward the valued public services they deliver, Peterborough’s municipal and library workers met Tuesday night to agree to a plan that will protect services for the city’s residents and ensure fairness to the people who deliver them. The workers provide a wide range of services in…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – With a strike deadline of December 13 rapidly approaching, the union representing workers at Warden Woods Community Centre urged management to ‘get serious’ about negotiating a fair collective agreement. “For more than a year, our members have been trying to negotiate a fair first contract with Warden Woods, but I am extremely concerned…
DetailsOTTAWA, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Ottawa area hospitals would need to increase by $312,685,078 a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level in the rest…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – The economic update released today by the provincial government fails to address damage done by years of Liberal austerity and misplaced priorities, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “People will squabble about whether or not this government is on target to eliminate a deficit, but that’s all a distraction from the real…
DetailsNORTH BAY, Ont. – According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) would need to increase by nearly $23 million a year in order to reach the average hospital…
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Joint statement issued by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and the Simcoe Children’s Aid Society Employee Association: ONTARIO, Canada – “The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and…
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November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day dedicated to remembering all those who have died as a result of violence and discrimination against transgender people. It’s a day CUPE Ontario is proud to support, a day that has been observed for 17 years. This year, though, it’s also encouraging to see how…
DetailsTORONTO, Ont. — Ontario’s provincial Liberals should reassess their commitment to public, private, partnership (P3) infrastructure construction, now that the new federal Liberal government has signalled a move away from funding P3 projects, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). The indicator that the federal government will no longer…
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