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This crisis could not have come at a worse time for Canadian workers, and so far, the government’s response has been woefully inadequate. Read [...]

For some, office closures spell devastating job losses. For others, work is intensifying – and with it, fear. Read [...]

Already dozens of health care staff have COVID-19. This includes one who is very ill with the virus contracted at a home where residents have died from coronavirus. Read [...]

On Saturday, after Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliot announced that personal protective equipment (PPE) is readily available, 87 per cent of health care staff polled by the Canadian [...]

Nurses at Guelph General Hospital are being told they don’t need certain masks to do their work, the union that represents them says. Read [...]

In these unprecedented times, the government of Ontario must put the health and safety of all workers and the public first. Read [...]

It is profoundly unfair that dedicated, mostly female hospital workers – who are already in harm’s way – have had their workplace rights taken away without consultation. Read [...]

CUPE Ontario responded to the passage of legislation providing unpaid job-protected leave for Ontarians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by calling for workers to remain on payrolls over the [...]

Sick days are becoming a hot topic. During the COVID-19 outbreak, more people are required to stay home if they are not feeling well. The situation has sparked a discussion about Tim Hortons sick [...]

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are among unions calling for better worker protection [...]