Items of Interest

Response to Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission

“I am writing to you regarding your government’s announcement of an independent commission into COVID-19 and long-term care on behalf of the members of the Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville Chapter of the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada [HBO CURC].”

Malcom Buchanan is a former President of OSSTF

An Open Letter From OSSTF Toronto

Yesterday, Doug Ford abdicated political responsibility for the reopening of schools in a healthy and safe manner when he intoned that “it’s not my plan”, while laying responsibility for its woeful lack of consideration for the basic recommendations made by Sick Kids in their most recent school reopening report at the feet of some faceless nameless group of experts.

By ARM Chapter 12 Executive on August 11, 2020 • OSSTF News

95% of Ontario Long-Term Care Staff Report Staffing Shortages Leaving Basic Care Needs Unmet: Health Coalition Releases Staffing Survey Calling for Ford Government to Take Action

Toronto – Staff describe it as “heartbreaking”, “wrong” and “a far cry from what they deserve”. The Ontario Health Coalition released the results of a survey today of more than 150 long-term care staff about staffing and care levels in Ontario’s long-term care homes.