23 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario education workers to hold briefing about start of strike vote

Event Information Begins: 23 September 2022 @ 10:00 AMLocation: Toronto, ON (virtual) TORONTO, […]
21 September 2022

With ER wait times going up, KW hospitals need to hire 1,200 more staff each year to deal with increased patient needs and rising paramedic offload delays

Unless Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) area hospitals hire 1,200 staff annually, problems with spiking emergency room wait times and unprecedented staffing shortages will deepen as the population grows and ages, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at a media conference in Kitchener today.
20 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hospital staffing crisis will deepen under Ford government warn paramedics and hospital staff; media conference on Wednesday at Grand River hospital (King West) ER

With Ontario hospital staff turnover rates doubling and paramedics struggling due to rapid increase in call volumes, hospital staff and area paramedics are warning that the depth of the hospital staffing crisis will worsen and that patient access to care is in peril under the provincial government’s current course, which includes the elimination of more than $1.6 Billion in special COVID-19 funding.
20 September 2022

North Bay hospital needs to hire 300 more staff each year to deal with increased patient needs

Unless the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) hires 300 staff annually, problems with spiking emergency room (ER) wait times and unprecedented staffing shortages will deepen as the population ages, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at a media conference in North Bay today.
16 September 2022

With ER wait times much higher than average, Lakeridge Health needs to hire 1,200 more staff each year to deal with increased patient needs and rising paramedic offload delays

Unless the Lakeridge Health Centre (LHC) hires 1,200 staff annually, problems with spiking emergency room wait times and unprecedented staffing shortages will deepen as the population grows and ages, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at a media conference in Oshawa today.
16 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario education workers to hold media briefing on bargaining

CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) returned to the bargaining table after a three-week hiatus due to delays by Ford government negotiators. Educational assistant and CUPE-OSBCU president Laura Walton will be available to talk with journalists via Zoom during the lunch hour.
15 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hospital staffing crisis will deepen under Ford government warn paramedics and hospital staff; media conference on Friday at Lakeridge Health Oshawa

Event Information Begins: 16 September 2022 @ 11:00 AMLocation: Oshawa, ON OSHAWA, ON […]
15 September 2022

Peterborough hospital needs to hire 600 more staff each year to deal with increased patient needs and rising paramedic offload delays

PETERBOROUGH, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Unless the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) hires 600 staff […]
14 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hospital staffing crisis will deepen under Ford government warn paramedics and hospital staff; media conference Thursday Peterborough hospital ER

Event Information Begins: 15 September 2022 @ 11:00 AMLocation: Peterborough, ON PETERBOROUGH, ON […]
12 September 2022

Regional Municipality of Niagara workers call on management to return to bargaining table with real wage offer and respect for frontline workers

NIAGARA, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Region of Niagara municipal employees report feeling “disrespected, disappointed, and […]
12 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: With nearly 15% turnover rate, Ottawa’s hospital staffing crisis will deepen under Ford government warn paramedics and hospital staff; media conference Tuesday at Civic ER

Event Information Begins: 13 September 2022 @ 11:00 AMLocation: Ottawa, ON OTTAWA, ON […]
4 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario education workers to march in Toronto Labour Day Parade

Event Information Begins: 5 September 2022 @ 9:30 AMLocation: Toronto, ON TORONTO, ON […]
1 September 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario education workers to hold back-to-school media briefing

Event Information Begins: 2 September 2022 @ 9:30 AMLocation: Toronto, ON (virtual) TORONTO, […]
30 August 2022

39 000 $ ce n’est pas assez pour les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’éducation ou pour qui que ce soit

TORONTO (ON) –/HEBDO-PRESSE/– Tandis que la plupart des élèves se préparent à la […]
30 August 2022

$39,000 is not enough, for education workers or anyone

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– As most students prepare to go back to school next […]