Join us on Tuesday, February 15 at 7pm via Zoom to beat back privatization & austerity, and to force improvements in LTC, hospitals and home care. Join us, get involved, organize your community and build a movement that cannot be ignored.
With February being such an important month for Racialized Workers, and this being Black History Month, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on the struggles the LGBTQ2+ Racialized Community have faced over the years and continue to face today.
The Ford government has announced a $5000 bonus for front line nurses. Full details are coming but RPNs are included & it will be pro-rated for part-time nurses. This bonus will not be reflected on the base rate.
Concern is mounting among hospital staff – the great majority of whom are women and many of whom are racialized- working in Toronto’s downtown hospitals that their safety and that of people seeking hospital care is uncertain with truckers heading to protest this weekend.
Help us repeal Bill 124! Please help us send Doug Ford a message that we are fed up! Like, share, sign the postcard - you don’t have to be a hospital worker to fill this out. Tell your friends and family! Let's get Bill 124 repealed!
February is Black History Month - a time to celebrate and reflect on the experiences and achievements of the Black community. We wanted to start by showcasing a number of Black Canadians who made major contributions to Canada's culture and legacy.
The Ontario government is playing a lethal game of chance with a new pandemic guidance policy that lets hospitals and long-term care facilities order potentially sick or still infectious front-line staff with COVID-19 back to work, say two of Ontario’s largest unions who are trying to stop the practice and keep both workers and patients safe.
On behalf of CUPE’s Safe Spaces Working Group, we would like to invite you to share your feedback on violence and harassment in our union. We will be hosting 2 listening sessions on January 19 and 29. Any CUPE member is welcome to join.
Time-Limited Emergency Child Care: Effective immediately Emergency Child Care (ECC) is being made available for school-aged children of eligible front-line workers at no cost during the period when schools are operating remotely.
NDP leader Andrea Horwath, Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca, and Green Party leader Mike Schreiner joined SEIU Healthcare president Sharleen Stewart and OCHU-CUPE president Michael Hurley in a media conference today calling on the Ford government to: