Healthcare

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Canada Labour

Lab tech workers vote to strike over wages

PV February 5, 2024

Workers at nine Ontario locations of medical laboratory services corporation Dynacare have voted unanimously in favour of strike action. The 65 workers, represented by UFCW Local 175, are bargaining their […]...

2 Minutes

Canada

Ontario’s fake healthcare solution: for-profit care

PV January 17, 2024

By Doug Allan In 2022-23, hospital funding in Ontario was cut by $156 million. For this year, budgeted funding for hospitals was $23,773,093,800, an increase of $115,458,800 or 0.488 percent […]...

4 Minutes

Canada Labour

Pharmacare delay means labour and health advocates must use next three months to press for stronger program

PV December 15, 2023

By Dave McKee The December 14 announcement that the Liberals and NDP have extended the deadline for implementing a pharmacare program is enormously frustrating for the millions of people in […]...

5 Minutes

Canada

Ford government rushing through new law to further privatize home care

PV November 16, 2023

Bill 135, the Convenient Care at Home Act has passed First and Second Reading in the Ontario Legislature. After Second Reading, bills are sent to Committees of the Legislature for […]...