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August 09, 2017 20:46 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Pacific Blue Cross harming its brand with lockout: Labour

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 9, 2017) - By locking out its unionized staff, Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) is only hurting its corporate brand and weakening the company with...
August 09, 2017 14:37 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - BC

BC Fed, CUPE BC leaders to speak at PBC rally

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 9, 2017) - BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger will join CUPE BC President Paul Faoro at a rally in support of locked out CUPE...
August 04, 2017 14:43 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE);Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)

Renfrew and area long-term care staff hold rally Tuesday, August 8: "Too many tragic stories for province not to take urgent action on care levels"

RENFREW, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 4, 2017) - Too many tragic stories about care quality and resident safety in long-term care homes, "should prompt the provincial government to urgent...
August 04, 2017 12:42 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE);Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)

MEDIA ADVISORY-Hamilton hospitals need influx of provincial dollars, not more budget cuts: Health coalition, CUPE media conference Tuesday (August 8) 10:00 a.m.

HAMILTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 4, 2017) - Battered by years of provincial funding and care cuts and showing the obvious signs of system distress from overcapacity and not enough...
August 03, 2017 18:04 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Paramedics' union and Region of Waterloo reach tentative agreement

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 3, 2017) - Local 5191 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 5191) representing paramedics in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and...
August 03, 2017 15:54 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - BC

Whistler RCMP support workers join CUPE 2010

WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 3, 2017) - Support workers at the Resort Municipality of Whistler's RCMP detachment decided to become members of CUPE Local 2010 at a Labour Board...
August 02, 2017 11:00 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE);Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)

2017 hospital funding well below average, bad news for Kingston patient care, say care staff

KINGSTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 2, 2017) - Below average provincial funding of about 1.4 per cent for the newly amalgamated Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) in 2017, "is bad...
August 01, 2017 16:15 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE);Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Below par provincial funding for Kingston's merged hospital "is cause for alarm"; media conference tomorrow at 11 a.m.

KINGSTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 1, 2017) - A below par provincial funding allocation for the newly merged Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), "is cause for alarm at a time of...
July 31, 2017 11:05 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE);Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)

Media Advisory; Almonte area long-term care staff hold rally tomorrow: "Too many tragic stories for province not to take urgent action on care levels"

ALMONTE, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 31, 2017) - Too many tragic stories about care quality and resident safety in long-term care homes, "should prompt the provincial government to urgent...
July 28, 2017 15:19 ET | Source: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Media Advisory: Media blackout in effect as paramedic union and Region of Waterloo continue talks

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 28, 2017) - Local 5191 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Regional Municipality of Waterloo Emergency Medical Services) and the Region of...