Restore our rights – Regional rallies
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Stop Bill 195
Bill 195 authorizes the Government to maintain orders that interfere with the collective bargaining rights of unionized workers. With very limited exceptions, it also permits the government to increase the severity of restrictions on collective bargaining rights.
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COVID-19 Resources
CUPE National’s Health and Safety Branch has developed an information fact sheet that includes measures of control to prevent exposure to the coronavirus in the workplace.
Read MoreViable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
Patients with respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 produce aerosols in the absence of aerosol-generating procedures that contain viable SARS-CoV-2, and these aerosols may serve as a source of transmission of the virus.
Read MoreOntario health care workers announce 22 political protests against the PC government’s removal of their basic workplace rights
Ontario health care workers, angered that their workplace rights are being trampled on by the same government that called them heroes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, will escalate political protests throughout the summer and fall.
Read MoreAerosol and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 observed in quarantine and isolation care
During the initial isolation of 13 individuals with COVID-19 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, we collected air and surface samples to examine viral shedding from isolated individuals. We detected viral contamination among all samples, supporting the use of airborne isolation precautions when caring for COVID-19 patients.
Read MoreCheap won’t keep Ontario students and staff safe from COVID in reopened schools: CUPE
Education workers demand more funding for post-COVID schools
Read MoreWe Need to Talk About Ventilation
How is it that six months into a respiratory pandemic, we are still doing so little to mitigate airborne transmission?
Read MoreYes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air
Finally. The World Health Organization has now formally recognized that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is airborne and that it can be carried by tiny aerosols.
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Newsletter – Restore our Rights
Bill 195 attacks basic workplace rights of health care staff Regional and Provincial Rally Dates...
Read MoreRelative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care
This analysis has demonstrated that inhalation exposure is likely to contribute meaningfully to the risk of COVID-19 among HCP providing care to infectious patients, motivating the use of respirators to prevent occupationally acquired infection.
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