(TORONTO, ON) The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario is calling the passing of three pieces of legislation yesterday by the Ford Conservatives an all-out attack on Ontarians that they will oppose. The province passed Bill 195, which extends emergency orders despite the legislation itself declaring the end of the state of emergency. According…
Details(TORONTO, ON) The $19-billion in federal support for provinces and municipalities is a long-overdue and welcomed development, but it falls far short of what’s urgently needed to address the crisis facing local governments, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “We’ve been ringing the alarm bells over how the crisis is impacting the…
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Droves of hospital workers gathered outside the Cornwall Community Hospital protesting, what they believe is, a violation of their workplace rights. They were concerned about Bill 195, which is being considered in the legislature. The Canadian Union of Public Employees states the bill would lay workers off, force shift changes with no notice and move…
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The secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Ontario) said surgical masks are now widely available in long-term care homes, but superior N95s are not. “The N95 still are almost impossible to get based on the feedback that we’ve been getting, they continue to remain under lock and key,” Candace Rennick said. The union,…
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Members of CUPE Local 1623, representing various local hospital workers, take part in a rally on Paris Street near the entrance to Health Sciences North in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday July 17, 2020. The protest was part of province-wide rallies held to put pressure on the Ontario government to “restore basic workplace rights suspended for…
DetailsWHITBY, ON – The construction of a new a new long-term care home, Glen Hill Terrace by Durham Christian Homes was initially welcomed by the front-line care staff as a good news story for the community and the residents and their families. But the excitement of the new build on Glen Hill Drive in Whitby…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Care and staff levels reforms to improve care quality in long-term care are needed now and the Ontario government should put an immediate focus on expanding beds only in non-profit homes while placing a moratorium on new for-profit beds, says Candace Rennick the secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…
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While CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members have always known how important paid sick leave is, this crisis has made that clearer than ever. On Saturday, July 18, our union is therefore proud to participate in a Day of Action, along with Fight for $15 and Fairness and the Ontario Federation of Labour, calling for paid sick…
DetailsToronto, ON – On Tuesday the provincial government introduced legislation suspending many workplace protections for health care staff for a period of at least one year. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/Canadian Union of Public Employees is in the process of securing a mandate from its hospital members to oppose the legislation in a meaningful way.…
DetailsWATERLOO, ON – This week, teaching assistants, research assistants and contract instructors at the University of Waterloo launched the public phase of their campaign to become members of Canada’s largest union for university workers, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “We’re one of the only universities in Canada where TAs, RAs and instructors are…
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