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A tale of two countries: new academic reports show Scotland’s public hospitals proved superior at surgical care to privatization in England
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates
A tale of two countries offers lessons for Ontario: new academic reports show Scotland’s public hospitals outperformed England’s privatization scheme to deliver surgeries
The academic reports on hip, knee, and cataract surgeries will be released at a press conference at Queen’s Park on Monday morning
“A setback for access to health care in North Bay:” CUPE blames Ontario government’s underfunding for staff cuts at local hospital
Union says the hospital must improve staffing to ease access to services as overstretched workers scramble to meet patients’ needs
CUPE press conference in North Bay at 10 a.m. on Monday in response to staff cuts at local hospital
North Bay, ON – Cutting jobs at the North Bay Regional Health Centre is the wrong move at a time when the hospital needs more staff to improve care and decrease wait-times, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
Leaders from CUPE 139 and the union’s hospital division (Ontario Council of Hospital Unions) will be holding a press conference in North Bay at 10 a.m. on Monday to provide more information to local media.
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Founded in 1982, the 40,000 member Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE is the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario.
We represent hospital service workers, registered practical nurses, housekeeping, trades, clerical staff, and ambulance and paramedical personnel.
OCHU/CUPE bargains a provincial collective agreement for these CUPE Ontario members with the Ontario Hospital Association and lays that pattern down across the hospital sector and long-term care facilities that have a relationship with a hospital.
We also carry out advocacy on behalf of our members and on behalf of hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
OCHU/CUPE is an active partner with the Ontario Healthcare Coalition and works closely with the Ontario Healthcare Coalition whenever community health services are threatened with cuts or privatization.
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Union Leaders Jailed in the 1980s
Unionized public employees continually strugglefor rights other workers take for granted. In the 1980s the presidents of three public sector unions were sent to jail by governments because their members went on strike. CUPE President, Grace Hartman, and Ontario Division President, Lucy Nicholson, were sentenced to 45 days for the 1981 wildcat strike by Ontario hospital workers. Sean Flynn, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, was sentenced to 35 days for supporting his members
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