Health Care
Strengthening public health care must be focus of renewed Health Accord
Dec 1, 2011 09:04 AM Strengthening the public health care system must be the primary focus of a renewed Health Accord, says Canada’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees. CUPE is calling on the federal government to negotiate a new 10-year accord with the provinces and territories, with stable and adequate funding for public health care. more »
CUPE members on the Hill to meet with MPs about the Health Accord
Nov 29, 2011 05:57 PM This week, CUPE is participating in an effort led by the Canadian Health Coalition to discuss the renewal of the Health Accord with Members of Parliament. more »
Health care: 94% of Canadians - including Conservatives - choose public over for-profit solutions
Nov 24, 2011 02:30 PM An overwhelming 94-percent of Canadians support public - not private, for-profit - solutions to making the country's healthcare system stronger - with an equal number of Conservatives flying the banner for public health care. more »
CUPE backgrounder on the Health Accord
Nov 22, 2011 09:39 AM What is the health accord? What is at risk when it ends in 2014? What do Canadians need in the next accord, and what are CUPE and our allies doing to move us there? These are some of the questions answered in our five-page backgrounder on the health accord. more »
Health care: CUPE offers solutions
Nov 17, 2011 10:27 AM When it comes to health care, CUPE does not just have demands; it has proposals. It does not simply identify problems; it offers solutions. more »
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