Newly unionized language instructors at University of Toronto make historic job security gains

Solidarity, University

TORONTO, ON – Contract instructors at University of Toronto’s New College are enjoying new job security, pension and other benefits as several provisions in their historic first collective agreement come into force this week. The group includes language and academic skill instructors. Some work year-round in the International Foundations Program (IFP) and others work summers…

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Soaring COVID infections among health-care workers prompt hospitals to cancel surgeries, redeploy nurses

COVID-19 media stories, CUPE Ontario in the Media

COVID-19 infections of health-care workers — among the highest levels since the start of the pandemic — are resulting in surgery cancellations or delays and reduced emergency department hours and capacity in several hospitals across the province. Staff absences are also forcing hospitals to redeploy nurses to cover for sick colleagues and to ask some…

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“Workers demand access to every avenue toward justice and reparations”: CUPE Ontario calls on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to maintain unionized employees’ access

Governmental, Racial Justice, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON – The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) needs to maintain the right of unionized employees to access the tribunal, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Workers whose lives are impacted by systemic racism, ableism, homophobia, and all forms of oppression have always had the option of either filing a…

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Who will staff new Vaughan long-term care beds?

COVID-19, Governmental, Health Care, Solidarity

VAUGHAN, ON – A severe, provincewide staffing shortage will prevent many of the Ford government’s promised new long-term care beds, including those announced today in Vaughan, from opening, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the province’s largest healthcare union. “Minister Calandra can make all the announcements he wants, but if there’s no…

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North Bay hospital must answer for low morale, cutting positions, huge overtime costs, record grievances

COVID-19, Health Care, Solidarity

NORTH BAY, ON – With Ontario hospitals dealing with record staffing shortages and now a pandemic sixth COVID-19 wave, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is raising serious concerns about North Bay Regional Health Centre’s (NBRHC) conflictual and costly approach to staffing stability and labour relations. In 2022 alone the hospital has cut 4%…

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Injured workers are facing benefit cuts: CUPE Ontario says benefits should at least match cost of living increases

Governmental, Injured Workers, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON – The refusal on the part of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to apply cost-of-living benefit increases as required by law for injured workers means devastating income reductions for already vulnerable Ontarians, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Far too many injured workers are already on the economic…

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