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CUPE Hospitals

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada's largest health care union.

CUPE Hospitals

March 7, 2022
Dear Premier Ford,
On behalf of 220,000 union members in the health care system, and more than 18,000 nursing students, we are once again cautioning you against further demoralizing the workforce by providing one-time payments to some, but not all, health care workers. While retaining nurses is vitally important, there are shortages in many health care occupations and professions, and it is appropriate to extend any retention bonus to all health care workers.
We have put forward…

CUPE Hospitals

Today (March 8, International Women’s Day) we collectively acknowledge the contribution women make to better Ontarians’ lives. “While we celebrate women’s efforts from all walks of life, it’s imperative that we call out our provincial government for pushing wage and workplace policies that hurt economic equality and the health – both physical and mental for hundreds of thousands of front-line health care and public sector workers,” says Sharon Richer, secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s Ontario…

CUPE Hospitals

Responding to a recent letter from Premier Doug Ford asking for input, two of Ontario’s largest health care unions are urging him to move beyond the excuse of vaccination mandates and acknowledge the real reasons why there is a growing and critical shortage of nurses, personal support workers and other hospital staff province-wide.

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RALLY September 10th - Noon

CUPE Hospitals

Health care workers represented by CUPE and SEIU are protesting real wage cuts and concessions prior to their upcoming collective bargaining negotiations with the Ontario Health Association this fall. This is no way to thank front line health care workers for all they have done during the pandemic.

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada's largest health care union.