Hospital workers demonstrate at Kenora MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   KENORA, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of healthcare privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Greg Rickford’s constituency office in Kenora this morning. In June, the government…

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CUPE Ontario’s ‘Support Our Care’ action days kick off in Peterborough!

in Peterborough! Peterborough heath care workers gather petition signatures alongside the Wildside Food Truck! PETERBOROUGH, ON – This afternoon a delegation of health care workers in Peterborough will kick off the CUPE Ontario Support Our Care days of action campaign. The health care workers will gather petition signatures alongside the Wildside Food Truck. Launched by…

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With possible strike looming, day care workers deliver solidarity petition but management nowhere to be found

TORONTO – On Friday, as roughly 70 child care workers ran inventive, world-expanding programs, the President of CUPE 2484 attempted to hand deliver a message from workers and parents to the head office of Ideal Child Services Group. Management, though, was nowhere to be found, so Jess Tomas slid the petition and reams of signatures…

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Hospital workers demonstrate at Ajax MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized AJAX, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Patrice Barnes’ constituency office in Ajax this morning. In June, the government…

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CUPE warns Peel Regional Council about Ford Government’s privatization plans

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Today, members of CUPE Local 966 addressed Region of Peel councillors  over concerns about the Ford Government’s secrecy around recommendations made by the Peel Transition Board, including the possibility of privatizing necessary public services like the region’s water and wastewater. “While Doug Ford has backtracked on plans to dissolve the region entirely,…

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Hospital workers demonstrate at Toronto MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized   Toronto, ON – Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Michael Ford’s constituency office in Toronto this morning. In June, the…

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