"We are CUPE Local 822 located in Kenora, Ontario, together forming a part of the health care system at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. "
Next CUPE 822 Regular monthly meeting:
All CUPE 822 union meetings have been put on hold until further notice due to COVID-19. Stay safe and see you all soon!
NEWS
We now have a facebook page!!! Click HERE to check it out.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/596437491138421/
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Past CUPE National president Paul Moist did a presentation in Winnipeg on the strike of 1919.
Congratulations to Karla Smith for becoming the new recording secritary.
https://cupe.on.ca/webcast/
****IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATE PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING UPDATE****
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE MAY 6, 2019
In PC-held Kenora-Rainy River,
75% don’t support Ford government health system overhaul
KENORA, ON – Kenora-Rainy River residents polled say they don’t support the massive changes the PCs are planning to make to the province’s health system.
More than 300 Kenora area residents who responded to the local poll were asked whether they supported different aspects of the PC restructuring of hospitals, long-term care and home and community care. These health system changes include merging the province’s 150 hospitals into 30-50 mega hospitals, privatizing services and subsuming care coordination done through Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and the province’s highly regarded Cancer Care Ontario into a new “super agency.”
75% of poll respondents say they don’t support these changes overall, while nearly 80% don’t think hospitals should be merged into mega hospitals. A full 81% don’t think the restructuring will save money.
Commissioned by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario and the CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE), the poll was conducted at the end of February in ridings like Kenora-Rainy River that elected a PC MPP in the June 2018 election. Similar polls were conducted in PC-held ridings across Ontario and the findings will be released throughout May.
“Because of distance, demographics and higher rates of diseases, Northern Ontario will be disproportionately affected by this restructuring. Clearly, even in ridings like Kenora-Rainy River – where, just 10 months ago, PC MPPs were elected, there is little support for the health system changes. We believe that most Ontarians inherently understand the magnitude of the chaos and upheaval Premier Ford and the PCs are unleashing on patients and they don’t support it,” says Michael Hurley, OCHU/CUPE president.
Hurley was in Kenora on Monday for the release of the local poll that also probed whether there was support for privatization of several health services and whether respondents thought this kind of restructuring would save any money. However, the poll did not survey respondents on the PC government recent provincial funding cuts to public health prevention programs as well as the amalgamation of 35 public health units down to 10 and the merging of 59 municipal ambulance services into 10.
More than 80% don’t support the province requiring health care providers to use a single private corporation for goods and services – a reform that could squeeze out many small local businesses now supplying health care organizations. “Further,” says Hurley, “because privatization of clinical and support services is at the heart of this government restructuring, ultimately, our members will do what needs to be done to protect the services that they deliver. We are building widespread opposition against this PC plan.”
CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn says that the PCs “didn’t consult with Ontarians about these health system changes, and they don’t have the public’s support to make them, the polling shows. Keep in mind, this polling was done before the PC cuts to public health. We believe Ontarians understand the value of public health prevention programs – like containing infections and communicable diseases. Cutting them is dangerous and the PCs are putting us all at risk.”
On April 30, about 10,000 Ontarians from all over the province attended a rally opposing the PC health care restructuring.
Heather Duff, chair of CUPE Ontario’s health care workers group, notes that “public health care is very important to Ontarians and it’s why thousands rallied at Queen’s Park. There are so many people opposed to this restructuring and demanding to be heard by the PCs at their doorstep – our provincial Parliament.”
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For more information, please contact:
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Congratulations to Larry Sommers for being promoted to managment. As this is not a union position, his seat will be vacated and elections for the president position will be held at the May union meeting.
Please check out the media release regarding the PC Health Overhaul Legislation
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On behalf of all CUPE 822 members we would like to thank Ingrid Parkes on her many years of dedication and service to the union and wish her well in her retirement!
With Ingrids retirement the VP position was made available. Sharon Derourd was voted in as the new VP. Congratulations Sharon!
Congratulations to those elected
President - Lesa Sieradzki
Vice President - Sharon Derourd
Chief Steward - Kim Jones
Recording Secretary - Karla Smith
Treasurer and Modified Work - Sandy Zurkan
Health and Safety - Dave Robb
Website Co-ordinator - Christian Zilinski
With Ingrids retirement the VP position was made available. Sharon Derourd was voted in as the new VP. Congratulations Sharon!
Congratulations to those elected
President - Lesa Sieradzki
Vice President - Sharon Derourd
Chief Steward - Kim Jones
Recording Secretary - Karla Smith
Treasurer and Modified Work - Sandy Zurkan
Health and Safety - Dave Robb
Website Co-ordinator - Christian Zilinski
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Retired CUPE822 sister Donna Wiebe was invited to the annual CUPE Christmas meeting and honored with retired membership status.
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Please Review This Survey
National Survey on Balancing Work, Family and Caregiving
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
Are you a caregiver to an aging family member?
Do you know any other CUPE members who provide care for a relative while holding down a job?
Caregiving is especially taxing when you are also engaged in paid employment. It becomes a balancing act that often results in higher levels of work-life conflict, as well as emotional and physical strain.
CUPE advocates for a healthy workplace and evidence based policies.
These pieces all come together in the National Survey on Balancing Work, Family and Caregiving currently being undertaken on behalf of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) by Dr. Linda Duxbury, Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton, University in Ottawa.
Dr. Duxbury is a Canadian expert in the field of work-life balance and we are pleased to be able to assist her with this research effort.
We would encourage you to participate and share this survey with CUPE members in your local.
This is your opportunity to contribute to research that aims to increase awareness at both public policy and employer level of the challenges faced by employed caregivers.
You can read more about the research project here.
As a person who is employed and with family caregiver responsibilities, your participation will help to provide much needed evidence on this developing topic.
In addition, the researchers have agreed to share the key findings from our members with CUPE.
Your individual response will be kept in strict confidence. Only summary results will be published.
For more information please contact Margot Young at myoung@cupe.ca.
National Survey on Balancing Work, Family and Caregiving
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
Are you a caregiver to an aging family member?
Do you know any other CUPE members who provide care for a relative while holding down a job?
Caregiving is especially taxing when you are also engaged in paid employment. It becomes a balancing act that often results in higher levels of work-life conflict, as well as emotional and physical strain.
CUPE advocates for a healthy workplace and evidence based policies.
These pieces all come together in the National Survey on Balancing Work, Family and Caregiving currently being undertaken on behalf of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) by Dr. Linda Duxbury, Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton, University in Ottawa.
Dr. Duxbury is a Canadian expert in the field of work-life balance and we are pleased to be able to assist her with this research effort.
We would encourage you to participate and share this survey with CUPE members in your local.
This is your opportunity to contribute to research that aims to increase awareness at both public policy and employer level of the challenges faced by employed caregivers.
You can read more about the research project here.
As a person who is employed and with family caregiver responsibilities, your participation will help to provide much needed evidence on this developing topic.
In addition, the researchers have agreed to share the key findings from our members with CUPE.
Your individual response will be kept in strict confidence. Only summary results will be published.
For more information please contact Margot Young at myoung@cupe.ca.
CUPE EXPENSE VOUCHER
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