Unifor Local 2458

3400 Somme Avenue

Windsor, ON N8W 1V4 Canada

Phone: (519) 254-8630

Fax: (519) 254-0209

Category: Latest News

    Proposed Ontario health agency set to de-stabilize public healthcare

    By admin | February 27, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2019 /CNW/ – Ontario’s largest union in the private sector expresses deep concern for the proposed amalgamation of healthcare oversight and delivery into an unaccountable partisan agency.

    “First, Minister Elliot claimed that this bill didn’t exist. Now, this secret agency is just as damning in the light of day as it was when public sector whistle-blowers first released it,” said Naureen Rizvi, Unifor Ontario Regional Director. “Workers see this agency for what it is: an attempt to bring in privatization through the backdoor and reward the Conservatives’ corporate friends.”

    If adopted, the bill will shift decisions about more than $60 billion of Ontario’s public spending and healthcare delivery to a small board of unelected, partisan appointees.

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    Unifor proudly recognizes Pink Shirt Day

    By admin | February 22, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Unifor proudly recognizes Pink Shirt Day, an annual event on the last Wednesday in February where Canadians across the country come together to support the important commitment to a safe, harassment-free environment at work and school.

    Pink Shirt Day began in Berwick, Nova Scotia in 2007 when David Shepherd, Travis Price and a large group of students decided to defend their peer who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In a show of solidarity, they, and many students turned up to school the next day wearing pink shirts.

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    OPSEU & Unifor members to Ford government: ‘We’re ready to ramp up the fight’

    By admin | February 20, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    TORONTO – Workers represented by Ontario’s largest public and private sector unions have joined forces to deliver a message to the provincial government: if priorities don’t shift in the provincial budget, we’re ready to ramp up the fight.

    Unifor and OPSEU members from sectors and regions across Ontario are at Queen’s Park this week to meet with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) and present a vision for well-funded public services and decent work in Ontario.

    “Despite all the rhetoric and slogans, Ford’s policies have been anti-democracy and anti-people,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “But political power comes from the people. It’s why we’ve joined forces; our unions know working people’s priorities, we understand that a strong economy depends on cooperation between the public and private sectors, and we support one another.”

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    Tell Doug Ford Today: Stop the leaked Omnibus Bill

    By admin | February 15, 2019 | | 0 Comments

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    The Ontario Legislature reconvenes on Tuesday. We have 3 days to reach our local Members of Provincial Parliament, the Health Minister and Doug Ford to put on the pressure to stop the leaked omnibus health care legislation that would privatize and restructure our health care services. 

    CLICK HERE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO DOUG FORD TODAY

    Please share this email with everyone you know and ask them to take a few minutes to send an email or make a phone call.  

    If they hear from thousands of us, it will give them pause.

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    Stop Private Clinics Extra Billing of Patients!

    Stop Private Clinics Extra Billing of Patients!

    By admin | February 15, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Open Letter

    Posted: November 28, 2018

    This letter calls upon our provincial, territorial and federal Health Ministers to uphold the Canada Health Act and stop private clinics extra billing and charging two-tier user fees to the patient for health care.

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    Warning that Leaked Health Care Omnibus Bill Would Create Health Care Chaos: Longstanding Leaders of Organizations Representing Patients, Care Workers, Doctors

    By admin | February 14, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Toronto – Academic leaders, democracy advocates, patient advocates, front-line care workers and doctors are all
    speaking with one voice when it comes to the leaked health care omnibus bill that has secretly been planned by the
    Ford government for months: if passed, it would cause health care chaos that will last for years. Speaking at a Queen’s
    Park press conference this morning, representatives called on the Ford government to rethink their plans; to rebuild
    capacity in our public health care to meet population need and consult with Ontarians in a proper and meaningful
    democratic consultation process about the future of our health care system, rather than engaging in massive
    restructuring and privatization.

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    Warning that Leaked Health Care Omnibus Bill Would Create Health Care Chaos: Longstanding Leaders of Organizations Representing Patients, Care Workers, Doctors
    Ontario’s looming health care reforms are being rushed through to limit public scrutiny, critics say

    Ontario’s looming health care reforms are being rushed through to limit public scrutiny, critics say

    By admin | February 14, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    The Ford government’s looming health-care system “transformation” is being rushed through with little explanation to limit scrutiny by the public, the Ontario Health Coalition charges.

    Citing confidential draft legislation and other documents leaked to the New Democrats indicating elements of the plan — including the creation of a new “super agency” to run the medical system — have already been approved by Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet, the lobby group is warning of “chaos” for patients.

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    Black History Month Unifor members speak on activism

    By admin | February 7, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Each week throughout Black History Month we will profile a members from across the country, highlighting their activist contributions and those who inspired them. Arlette Magbity is a young, passionate activist who has been working for Suncor Energy Inc. since 2013. She is a member of Unifor Local 707a in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The eldest of four siblings, Arlette’s mother is from Rwanda, and her father hails from Sierra Leone. She has travelled extensively in her childhood, due to the nature of her father’s job. This experience has made her very versatile, equipped her with a thorough understanding of diversity and instilled in her a deep appreciation for different cultures.

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    Black History Month Unifor members speak on activism

    Unifor reaffirms rights of workers to access mental health care

    By admin | February 1, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada’s largest union in the private sector supports the rights of all people to access public mental health care free from barriers.

    “To mark Bell Let’s Talk Day, I encourage all people in Canada to demand strengthened access to mental health services through our public health care systems,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Across the country, health care is in crisis. We must unite to protect this public good.”

    In Ontario, Unifor members in hospitals and front line services are facing layoff due to budget shortfalls. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1.6 million Canadians report unmet mental health care needs each year.

     

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