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Union calls for Ontario to institute distancing, capacity limits at universities
TORONTO - A union representing workers on university campuses in Ontario called Thursday for the government to put classroom capacity limits and distancing requirements in place to better protect...
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Ontario removes COVID protection from university workers
University academic and support staff in Ontario have been put in danger by Ford's removal of COVID protection rules. Comments by the president of CUPE Ontario, Fred Hahn. Click here to read the full...
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Ontario makes vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for long-term care staff...
"We have always taken the position that every member and worker that can be vaccinated should be vaccinated. But we also believe we cannot give up on these workers who showed up every day during the...
View Article“Because care can’t wait”, CUPE encourages Ontario LTC minister to make good...
TORONTO, ON – There is cautious optimism from Ontario’s largest health care union – the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario – following a provincial government announcement today that...
View ArticleWhitby city workers’ union donates to Durham food program, calls for systemic...
WHITBY, ON – Emphasizing the needs of vulnerable community members, CUPE Local 53 has donated $2,000 to the Feed the Need program in Durham Region as food bank demand rises through the pandemic. “Our...
View ArticleCUPE city and community care workers deliver Thanksgiving dinners amidst...
WINDSOR, ON – Over 600 Thanksgiving gift hampers will be distributed to individuals and families in need in Windsor this Friday as part of a charity drive by the Canadian Union of Public Employees...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic began, long-term care staff were voicing concerns to...
"There was no real sense of urgency or understanding or acceptance of how critical the situation actually was. And in the case of Madonna, you know, that situation proved to be fatal — not just for...
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Doug Ford’s Government Quietly Cut Over $100 Million for Protecting School...
The line item, the FAO notes, which covers “funding to support the implementation of public health protocols in schools” received $702 million in 2020-21. This year, the province is budgeting $569...
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Ontario LTCs brought in entry-level assistants during the pandemic. Will they...
As nursing homes prepare for the end of pandemic emergency orders, operators want a permanent role for new, low-paid workers. But advocates like CUPE Ontario’s Candace Rennick question the use of...
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