85% of Hamilton hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 44% considering leaving: new poll

Hamilton, ON – A new poll paints a grim picture about the staffing crisis in Hamilton’s hospitals, as 85 per cent of workers say they are not confident in this government’s plan to improve the sector and 44 per cent are considering quitting their jobs. The polling firm Nanos Research surveyed more than 750 hospital…

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79% of CUPE hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 43% considering quitting their jobs: new poll

TORONTO – A new poll paints a grim picture about the future of Ontario’s health care system, as nearly 4 out of 5 hospital workers say they are not confident in this government’s plan to improve the sector and more than 2 in 5 are considering quitting their jobs. The polling firm Nanos surveyed more…

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41 percent of Ontario’s hospital workers dread going into work: new poll suggests staffing crisis to worsen without course correction by the Ford government

OCHU/CUPE’s media conference at Queen’s Park at 10 a.m. Wednesday to reveal findings of a new poll among more than 750 hospital workers across Ontario   TORONTO, ON – A new poll paints a worrying picture about the impact of the staffing crisis on patient care in Ontario’s hospitals with 41 per cent of staff…

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CUPE Ontario Year End Message 2023

Dear comrades, sisters, brothers, and friends: This past year has been a challenging one for our members, our communities, for people around the globe. In so many ways, the strength of our union’s solidarity has been tested. But in every instance, the members of CUPE Ontario have come through the challenges of 2023 with strengthened…

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Developmental service workers deliver super-majority petition calling on Community Living Algoma to end the practice of forced overtime

SAULT STE MARE, ON – No one should go into work not knowing when they’ll be able to go home, but that’s the reality for more than 250 frontline developmental service workers with Community Living Algoma. Today, CUPE 1880.01 delivered a letter signed by roughly 70 per cent of members, calling for an end to…

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Developmental service workers deliver super-majority petition calling on Community Living Algoma to end the practice of forced overtime

SAULT STE MARE, ON – No one should go into work not knowing when they’ll be able to go home, but that’s the reality for more than 250 frontline developmental service workers with Community Living Algoma. Today, CUPE 1880.01 delivered a letter signed by roughly 70 per cent of members, calling for an end to…

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CUPE Local 1490 expresses disappointment following unproductive bargaining session

MATHESON, ON – Municipal workers in the Township of Black River-Matheson remain locked out of their workplaces after talks on Monday ended with no deal. CUPE 1490 went to the bargaining table in hopes of reaching a fair agreement, but the meeting concluded after a disappointingly brief duration. Despite the union’s willingness to build on…

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Settlement workers, music instructors, child care workers and others at University Settlement overwhelmingly vote in favour of job action

TORONTO, ON – University Settlement is a charity with a more than hundred-year history of building strong communities in Toronto. But all is not right with their own staff – and in a resounding show of solidarity, workers voted 96 per cent in favour of striking if management refuses to address long simmering issues. 63…

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