Front-line workers deserve permanent wage increases, not more spin: CUPE Ontario calls Bill 106 a crass political ploy before an election

Governmental, Health Care, Social Services, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON – Don’t be fooled by the Ford Conservatives’ saying they’re increasing wages for personal support workers, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Imagine the excitement that burnt out, underpaid, and incredibly vulnerable personal support workers in health care and developmental services felt when they saw headlines saying the Ford Conservatives…

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As part of ongoing efforts to bargain better outcomes for patient care and hospital staff, health care unions launch television ads aimed at the OHA

Health Care, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON – Three unions negotiating with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) to resolve the ongoing hospital staffing crisis, job safety concerns and pandemic-related mental health supports, today launched a province-wide television advertising blitz to fix the mess and save hospital care in Ontario. CUPE, SEIU Healthcare, and Unifor, representing 95,000 registered practical nurses, personal…

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“You are hurting children and families,” CUPE 1528 slams provincial government for funding cuts

Governmental, School Boards, Social Services

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Last week, the workers delivering critical programs for children through the Algoma Public Health unit bid farewell to their beloved clients and their families after being laid off following provincial funding cuts. For 30 years, CUPE 1528 members served the community through APH’s infant and child development program, and the…

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Ontario at the bottom of the pack for spending on services since 2011: CUPE Ontario

Governmental, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON – When Ontario should be making historic investments in our public services, reports show that it’s actually spent less per person than any other province in 2020, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “We were undeniably unprepared for this unprecedented health crisis because governments, culminating in the Ford Conservatives, failed…

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The NDP’s universal mental health plan is what Ontarians need: CUPE Ontario

COVID-19, Governmental, Health Care

TORONTO, ON – With mental health struggles on the rise since the pandemic, especially among front-line workers, the Ontario NDP’s announcement that they would introduce universal mental health care is exactly what Ontarians need, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “Ontarians should never have had to pay out of pocket to get…

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Students’ Welcome Tuition Fee Freeze but Ontario Universities Need a Funding Increase

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TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The recent announcement of a tuition fee freeze for Ontario’s university students will provide some necessary short-term relief, however the Ford Government must reverse its cuts and provide necessary funding to the provinces universities, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 30,000 workers in universities across Ontario. “Fees are a…

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Big support for nurses, ward clerks and other hospital staff, Toronto/GTA poll shows. So why, just weeks from an election, are the Ford PCs offside in their treatment of hospital workers?

COVID-19, Governmental, Health Care

TORONTO, ON – Hospital staff are feeling demoralized, battle fatigued and burnt out following more than two years of pandemic-related workloads. But a new poll released today, shows that even though most hospital nurses, clerical staff, cleaners, paramedical and maintenance staff feel the Doug Ford PC government has turned its back on them by cutting…

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