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Reductions in cleaning, infection control standards major cause of 100,000 patient deaths in 2000 With the B.C. Liberal government determined to cut back and privatize hospital housekeeping services, the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) is today urging …

Victoria Infirmary brings health support staff back into the NHS Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary has dumped multinational firm Sodexho and will be bringing the health support staff back into the National Health Service (NHS) in a move the Hospital Employees’ …

Union will offer alternative ideas to Community Care Facilities Act in Richmond meeting tonight The Liberal government’s consultation process on Bill 16, the new Community Care Facility Act, is flawed, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE), but union …

Adequate staffing levels, better utilization of the nursing team and increased funding will markedly improve the quality of health care provided to residents at Cottonwoods Extended Care in Kelowna, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). The union is …

Cutting pay rates for hospital support workers to as low as minimum wage by privatizing services is a key element of the Campbell government’s health care agenda. But the vast majority of British Columbians are concerned the move would have a negative …

Printer Friendly Version The breakdown in ER care at Surrey Memorial Hospital was predicted almost a year ago and can be directly linked to the Campbell Liberals’ failure to deliver on their promise to provide more long-term care beds, says the Hospital …

A NEWS RELEASE FROMTHE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES On the first anniversary of BC’s health care strike, two new studies show that wage cuts and contracting out in BC’s health support services are having negative impacts on workers, workplace …

For the second time in less than a week, a group of employees of Sodexho—a French-based private health care contractor—have joined the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) to improve wages and benefits, and gain stronger representation. The 15 new union …

Comox health care workers have voted 65 per cent in favor of an agreement with their employer that provides protection against privatization for more than 400 Hospital Employees’ Union members at St. Joseph’s General Hospital. In exchange for concessions, …

Move as mean-spirited as separating seniors The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) has written to health services minister Colin Hansen today urging him to immediately reverse the outrageous pay-TV initiative just introduced at Children’s Hospital. …