Jul 14, 2020 | Main page news
On July 7, 2020, the Solicitor General tabled Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (“Bill 195”). Bill 195 permits the government to continue to maintain and modify emergency orders made under the Emergency Management and Civil...
Jun 24, 2020 | Main page news
“Front-line workers deserve a permanent pay increase”: CUPE Ontario says reopening is time for a new normal (TORONTO, ON) With Toronto and Peel joining nearly all of Ontario in entering Stage 2 of reopening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario calls...
Jun 12, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
Resumption of Visits in LTC and Retirement Homes The province has announced a phased approach for the resumption of visits in LTC and Retirement Homes. To facilitate this Directive #3 has been updated, and two guidance documents have been created. The updated...
Jun 4, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
What Ontario knew, Part 1: The 2019 report on violence in long-term care TVO.org speaks with Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, about a 2019 report that outlined the violence LTC staff face — and about what needs to be done to keep...
Jun 1, 2020 | Health and Safety, Main page news
Ventilation in Long-Term Care and Group Homes With the arrival of warmer weather, there is a concern that the use of a fan or a similar personal comfort device may impact ventilation systems that are optimized to prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19....
Jun 1, 2020 | Main page news, Newsfeeed
CUPE CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY IN THE FACE OF RACISM AND VIOLENCE As more disturbing images and video footage of racism, white supremacy and violence emerge from the United States and Canada, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) wants to offer our solidarity to...
