Essex County paramedics sound alarm over installation of video cameras in ambulances

ESSEX COUNTY, Ont. – Paramedics are raising concerns over a new policy passed by Essex County Council this past week, which addresses video cameras that have been installed inside ambulances among other locations. The new policy, which passed with little public debate or attention, spells out the types of locations where cameras will be placed,…

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CUPE Ontario president to join rally for striking Peel high school teachers

  MISSISSAUGA, ON – Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, will speak at a rally in Mississauga tomorrow supporting striking high school teachers. He will be joined by CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick and CUPE members, as well as NDP MPPs and representatives of the Ontario Federation of Labour…

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London’s ‘inside’ municipal workers urge management to focus on meaningful discussions to avert a service disruption

LONDON, Ont. – The City of London’s ‘inside’ workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have requested the assistance of a provincial mediator to help reach a collective agreement with their employer after management continued to make concession demands and failed to engage in meaningful discussions despite several attempts by the union…

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First Responders Day in Ontario

To all CUPE paramedic services members: Although May 1 is designated First Responders Day in Ontario, we at CUPE Ontario know that we should be recognizing the outstanding efforts of CUPE’s nearly 6,000 paramedic members, each day throughout the year. After all, paramedics and communications officers, respond to an average of 3,500 medical emergencies every…

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