CLAC Open Letter to Doug Ford: WSIB Coverage Is Desperately Needed for All Healthcare Heroes
December 09, 2020 14:48 ET
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CLAC
Cambridge ON, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dear Premier Ford, The government of Ontario has missed a critical opportunity to protect some of its healthcare heroes with the new legislation...
Ontario Federation of Labour urges all-party support for MPP Sattler’s “Stay Home If You Are Sick Act” Private Members Bill
December 08, 2020 13:03 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers and advocates for all working people in Ontario, is urging all-party...
Health Coalition Applauds Excellent Recommendations Released by Long-Term Care Commission Today: Calls on Ford Government to Implement Them Immediately
December 04, 2020 15:30 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The second set of recommendations from Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission were released today (here: http://www.ltccommission-commissionsld.ca/)....
Ford Government must do better, take decisive action to stem surging COVID-19 cases in Peel, across Ontario, says OFL
November 25, 2020 18:02 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is increasingly dismayed with the Ford government’s lack of targeted action to stop the surge of COVID-19 currently...
MEDIA ADVISORY - Press Conference: More than 4,000 Families of Loved Ones in Long-Term Care Frustrated by Lack of Action Demand Ford Government Take Action to Improve Long-Term Care
November 18, 2020 15:30 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When: Friday, November 20 at 10 am. What: Press Conference by Zoom Link:...
181 COVID-19 outbreaks in health care settings leaving 89 residents dead & more than 1,800 staff & patients infected in 6-wks, numbers way up across the board, warns Ontario Health Coalition
November 04, 2020 12:01 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The spread of COVID-19 in long-term care, retirement homes and hospitals is growing at an alarming rate. By every measure-- case numbers, number and size...
Almost Four Dozen People Who Applied to Testify Before the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Bill 218 Limiting Legal Liability for COVID-19 Harms for Long-Term Care Homes and Others, Cut Out of the Hearings Today
November 04, 2020 11:38 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Increasingly frustrated with the lack of accountability for the response to COVID-19 in Ontario’s long-term care homes, Coalition executive director...
New Report on COVID-19 Outbreaks in Non-Health Care Workplaces Shows Growth in Cases Far Surpass the General Population in Schools, Retail, Public Services: Data & Communication Still Poor, Only One Public Health Unit is Reporting All Outbreaks with Names of Businesses
November 03, 2020 15:26 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As COVID-19 cases in Ontario’s general population hit an all-time, increasing 24% in two weeks from October 13, 2020 to October...
Ford's 4-hour long-term care announcement too late: Need commitment to deal with staffing crisis now
November 02, 2020 15:58 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the Ontario Health Coalition is happy that the Ford government has finally adopted the 4-hour minimum care standard as...
Commitment to a minimum direct care time standard in long-term care long overdue, says OFL
November 02, 2020 15:49 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is pleased that the Ford government has recognized the urgent need to establish a legally enforceable minimum...