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CUPE is Ontario’s union for long-term care workers. Talk to an organizer today and learn how we can help you build a stronger, more secure workplace.
Workers in more than 240 retirement and long-term care facilities in Ontario are CUPE members. Over the year’s we’ve won many important victories for long-term care workers and residents, and continue to lead the way.
Latest Updates
With new COVID-19 variants taking hold, why are Peel long-term care staff still denied N95 masks?
Despite a provincial order saying they have a right to ask for the N95 masks and get one when dealing with a suspected or presumed case of COVID-19, Peel long-term care staff are still being denied access to them, the union representing 900 front-line staff at four...
“Long-term care workers have a voice:” Candace Rennick urges action for reform
On Wednesday, October 28, the Ontario legislature will debate Bill 13, the Time to Care Act. The NDP legislation will mandate a four-hour care standard across Ontario’s long-term care homes, requiring employers to improve staff-to-resident ratios. Based on latest...
Important Update September 3rd 2020
Glenn Hill Marnwood and Strathaven Info Meetings
Please join your local leadership and CUPE National Representatives for an update on the new build and how it will impact you and your coworkers. In order to ensure that the meeting can only be attended by members you need to register. Please register for one of the...
ONTARIO HEALTH COALITION: Report on LTC Staffing
In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford the Ontario Health Coalition released its LTC staffing survey report. The findings are alarming with 95% of Ontario long term care staff reporting staffing shortages that leave basic care needs unmet. You can read the complete...
We want to continue to care for residents at the new Glen Hill long-term care home
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CUPE Campaign To Make Long-Term Care Public
Canada’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), has launched a campaign to fix Canada’s broken long-term care system, by making it a part of our public universal health care system.