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Ontario parents to get another payout in 2022 budget

Some parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. The payments, which were previously not included in the 2022 budget, were first mentioned in the government’s throne speech on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking in the legislature, Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell said that when the budget is re-introduced, it will include an additional…

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“This budget will take us backwards”: CUPE Ontario renews calls for investments into services and people

Toronto, ON – The Ford Conservatives doubled down on the worst of their instincts, like continuing the artificially and chronically-low corporate tax rate and underinvesting in the services Ontarians rely on, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “The same old Ford Conservatives are back and we’re going backwards if they get their…

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Education workers present bargaining proposals for student success & good jobs

TORONTO, ON – On Tuesday, the central bargaining committee elected by Ontario’s 55,000 frontline education workers presented a full package of bargaining proposals to the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA) and provincial government negotiators in an effort to push the Ford government to get a fair deal done before September. These workers’ Proposals for Student…

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100% strike vote by Brock workers signals to university that it must deliver on fair wages, better jobs: CUPE

ST. CATHARINES, ON — After facilities management workers at Brock University voted unanimously over the weekend in favour of a strike mandate, their union is putting the university on notice that a fair wage increase and better job security are key to ensuring that operations on campus continue without interruption. Local 1295 of the Canadian…

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55% of Lakeridge hospital nurses, PSWs other staff physically assaulted at work as pandemic violence surges; new CUPE poll finds

OSHAWA, ON – Lakeridge Health Centre registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs), cleaners, porters and clerical staff polled recently report that pandemic tensions are subjecting them to increasing violence at work. 55% of them report that they have experienced physical violence and 52% have witnessed an increase in violent incidences during the COVID-19…

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53% of Peterborough/Lindsay hospital nurses, PSWs other staff report feeling depressed, emotionally exhausted as pandemic violence surges; new CUPE poll finds

PETERBOROUGH, ON – At both Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and Ross Memorial Hospital, registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs), cleaners, porters and clerical staff polled report that pandemic tensions are subjecting some of the highest rates sexual harassment and assault-related violence province-wide. Because of the conditions at work over the last two…

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Widespread hospital closures demand urgent attention and real accountability

Unions representing 70,000 hospital workers issue open letters to the Ontario Hospital Association and the provincial government for full transparency and staff support to fix the worsening health human resource crisis in Ontario TORONTO, ON – Today, SEIU Healthcare and OCHU/CUPE, unions representing 70,000 hospitals workers across Ontario, issued open letters to hospital executives and…

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