CUPE paramedics welcome new PTSD Bill

TORONTO, ON – The Ontario government introduced a bill on Thursday that would see post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims by first responders automatically approved by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).  The move comes after years of effort by CUPE paramedics, other first responders and several attempts by the Ontario NDP to change legislation…

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Polling shows public support for good jobs, great services and collaboration in bargaining

TORONTO, ON – Two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in contract negotiations with the City of Toronto today released public opinion research showing strong public support for frontline workers’ goals in bargaining. The survey of Toronto residents’ views on the city’s management and delivery of programs and services was conducted by…

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Service and care cuts at Ross Memorial Hospital undermining future of the hospital MPP must speak out against them

LINDSAY, ON — Piece-by-piece health services once available to Lindsay residents at Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) are being moved to the Peterborough hospital or “quietly, silently being eliminated altogether,” says Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/CUPE. Hospital staff are concerned, says Hurley that the most recent rash of “hospital service…

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New phase in Keep Hydro Public campaign builds on growing opposition to sale – will jolt local MPPs

TORONTO, ON – Today at Queen’s Park, the Keep Hydro Public campaign unveiled the look for a new phase in the fight to stop privatization of Hydro One. “An overwhelming majority of Ontarians are angry about the Liberal’s planned hydro sell-off. This new phase in the campaign will help people already organizing in communities across…

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