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Hospital workers demonstrate at Toronto MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services
While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized
Hospital workers to stage anti-privatization demonstration outside MPP Michael Ford’s constituency office on Wednesday in response to government expansion of private, for-profit healthcare services
Ford government to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans
Hospital workers demonstrate at Stratford MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services
While the Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans, OCHU/CUPE says underused hospital operating rooms should be better utilized
Hospital workers to stage anti-privatization demonstration at Stratford MPP’s constituency office on Monday in response to government expansion of private, for-profit health care services
Ford government plans to double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans
JULY DATES FOR MPP RALLIES AGAINST PRIVATIZATION
STRATFORD – JULY 8
TORONTO – JULY 10
AJAX – JULY 11
NORTH BAY – JULY 15
KENORA – JULY 18
OTTAWA – JULY 22
HAMILTON – JULY 24
BROCKVILLE – JULY 25
PICKERING – JULY 29
PETERBOROUGH – JULY 30
“Profit-taking will undermine patient safety and lead to higher death rates:” CUPE reacts to Etobicoke General Hospital’s decision to privatize housekeeping and ancillary services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETORONTO – Etobicoke General Hospital is moving ahead with privatization of housekeeping, waste management, laundry, and...
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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The Struggle for Maternity Protection Law
If governments were going to be slow to act, workers unions would have to. In 1964 maternity leave for six months without loss of seniority negotiated by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at New Brunswick Health Centre. In 1968 CUPE presented to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women calling for women’s equality, childcare, maternity leave, and job protection.
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