Privatization of cleaning and other support services will increase threat of superbug infections, cautions CUPE at rally outside Etobicoke General Hospital

OCHU, Solidarity

Union protests hospital’s plan to contract out cleaning, portering, waste management, and laundry services TORONTO – Back in 2006, an outbreak of superbug C. difficile at a Sault Ste. Marie Hospital killed 10 patients directly and another 8 indirectly. The hospital, which had privatized housekeeping services, was forced to increase cleaning staff by 40 per…

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OCHU/CUPE announces rallies to protest Ford government’s expansion of private, for-profit clinics

OCHU, Solidarity

TORONTO – The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) blasted the government’s plan to further privatize the delivery of MRIs and CT scans through for-profit clinics, and announced a series of rallies at Ontario PC MPP offices by union members and community allies across the province for this summer. “The Ontario PCs are funnelling more…

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In the face of hollowed out services and plummeting morale, over 90% of workers at Kinark Child and Family Services sign petition demanding change

Child Care, Solidarity

PETERBOROUGH, ON – When young people in Peterborough and Northumberland County are in crisis, they turn to Kinark Child and Family Services. Lately, they haven’t ended up in treatment but on growing waitlists with little prospect of getting help. That issue, along with high staff turnover and increasing burnout, was highlighted today for the Board…

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At CUPE Ontario’s 60th convention, Fred Hahn re-elected president, Yolanda McClean re-elected secretary-treasurer

CUPE Ontario in the Media, Solidarity

TORONTO – On the second day of CUPE Ontario’s sixtieth convention, delegates from across Ontario re-elected incumbent president Fred Hahn and incumbent secretary-treasurer Yolanda McClean each to two-year terms of offices. “I’m grateful to CUPE Ontario members who have once again put their faith and trust in me and elected me as their president for another…

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