March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It marks the anniversary of the 1960 massacre of 69 peaceful Black demonstrators in Sharpeville, South Africa by the apartheid regime. Mindful of the recent Mosque Attack in New Zealand, CUPE Ontario calls on our members to reflect on the racial discrimination and xenophobia that persists in our workplaces, our communities, and our union—while committing to challenge it wherever it appears. In so doing, we also acknowledge the uniquely pernicious nature of anti-Black racism and the fact that ultimately there can be no racial justice without economic justice.
Super Agency, Super Power, Super Bad For Patients
The Ontario PC Government is proposing creating a centralized Super agency
Ontario’s Health Care What Cupe Members Should Know
To find out how the PC Government’s radical plans to cut, close, restructure and privatize Ontario’s Health System clickHealth System
Latest leaks show creeping privatization, further signs of chaos for Ontario’s public services
TORONTO, ON – Leaked documents revealing a plan by the Ford PC government to further privatize our health care system are a harbinger of chaos for public services that should disturb all Ontarians, says Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario.
“This is another huge piece of the Conservative plan to privatize our public services and an assault on our most cherished values as Canadians. Even people who voted Conservative should be deeply concerned.”
The Ford plan—already reported in the media as approved by cabinet—would privatize services such as health care inspections, laboratories, licensing, devices, and Ornge Air Ambulance. It would further create a ‘Super Agency’ to oversee a privatization drive through ‘MyCare’ groups empowered to contract out front-line health care to for-profit entities.
“Everyday Ontarians are frustrated over another announcement they didn’t vote for and weren’t consulted about. This scheme is the latest in a series of government moves—such as the proposal to remove class size caps, gut full day kindergarten, roll back gains for working families under Bill 148, scrap modern sex-ed, upload and sell-off key pieces of public transit, reorganize regional governments, make deep cuts to universities, interfere in the collective bargaining process, and more—that are throwing the public sector into disarray.”
“CUPE members are part of a growing movement in communities across the province working to defend and expand the public services we depend on and prevent the chaos of privatization, contracting-out, and cuts.”
Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine Releases First Report
We now have the opportunity to provide feedback on how we feel our overall healthcare systems needs improving to end ‘hallway medicine’. Hallway medicine is at the forefront of the drive for change. It’s been stated several times that the front line workers will have their turn to voice their opinions and this is your chance.
Email: hallwayhealthcare@ontario.ca
Proposed changes from OMERS
click link for proposed changes.
https://cupe.on.ca/omers-guaranteed-indexing/omers-proposed-changes/
Labour Day
| On Monday, September 3 CUPE Ontario members will take part in Labour Day events across Ontario.
The annual celebration has its roots in the labour movement’s fight for an eight-hour work day and celebrates the gains unions have struggled to achieve for all workers, such as better wages, health and safety regulations, pensions, parental leave, same-sex spousal benefits and pay equity. This year we will be putting our focus on mobilizing for justice and fighting back against the regressive policies of the Doug Ford government. Come out with your family and join fellow unionists at a Labour Day event near you. |
Pride Parade
A message from the Pride Committee
Now that PRIDE London is over, I would like to send an email to thank all of those involved in the parade.
The enthusiasm and positive energy that was brought this past Sunday by all brothers and sisters was appreciated and noticed by our London community.
I would personally like to thank the PRIDE committee for their ideas, and hard work. A personal thank you to Anna Marie Apau for going above and beyond, and being so well connected, as well as Kelly Ransom for once again being our trusted driver J
Next year is London PRIDES 25th anniversary. We would like this to be our biggest turn out yet. We hope to see our fellow brothers and sisters next year.
In Solidarity,
| Ryan Campbell
Caseworker Housing Social Services and Dearness Home City of |
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