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SHARE Names New Directors

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

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TORONTO, June 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The board of directors of SHARE (Shareholder Association for Research & Education) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new directors to its volunteer board.

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TORONTO, June 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The board of directors of SHARE (Shareholder Association for Research & Education) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new directors to its volunteer board.
"Each of our board members brings a wealth of experience, expertise and insight to support the mission of SHARE," said Colette Murphy, CEO of the Atkinson Foundation and chair of the SHARE board.
"We are lucky to be able to draw on the contributions of our board to help shape and oversee SHARE's strategy and future directions," said Kevin Thomas, CEO of SHARE.
Through shareholder engagement, advisory services, and cutting-edge research, SHARE mobilizes investor leadership for a sustainable, inclusive, and productive economy.

Health Coalition Announces Massive Fight Back to Stop the Ford Government’s Plans to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospitals

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Monday, April 17, 2023

On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals. Surgeries, MRIs and CTs are core public hospital services. In response to media questions, Premier Ford said that it is his government’s estimation that 50% of the surgeries done in our public hospitals are the “easy” sort-- the profitable ones that for-profit clinics and hospitals want to take – and the kind that his government wants to privatize. The government has contracted the first three for-profit clinics (day hospitals) in Windsor, Waterloo and Ottawa, and is allowing for-profit corporations to run surgeries out of under-used public hospital operating rooms already.

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TORONTO, April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Ontario’s government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province’s public hospitals.
On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals.
The Health Coalition has vowed an unprecedented fightback to match the unprecedented privatization of Ontario’s core public health care services.
The Ontario public has never had any say about this plan to cut these vital services from our local public hospitals and privatize them.

Health Coalition Announces Massive Fight Back to Stop the Ford Government’s Plans to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospitals

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Friday, April 14, 2023

On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals. Surgeries, MRIs and CTs are core public hospital services. In response to media questions, Premier Ford said that it is his government’s estimation that 50% of the surgeries done in our public hospitals are the “easy” sort-- the profitable ones that for-profit clinics and hospitals want to take – and the kind that his government wants to privatize. The government has contracted the first three for-profit clinics (day hospitals) in Windsor, Waterloo and Ottawa, and is allowing for-profit corporations to run surgeries out of under-used public hospital operating rooms already.

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TORONTO, April 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Ontario’s government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province’s public hospitals.
On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals.
The Health Coalition has vowed an unprecedented fightback to match the unprecedented privatization of Ontario’s core public health care services.
The Ontario public has never had any say about this plan to cut these vital services from our local public hospitals and privatize them.

OFL Applauds NDP Commitment to Decent Work and Access to Unionization

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

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TORONTO, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour applauds the Ontario NDP announcement that, if elected, they will introduce card check certification and make it easier to join a union.

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TORONTO, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour applauds the Ontario NDP announcement that, if elected, they will introduce card check certification and make it easier to join a union.
As the Official Opposition, Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP have proven their commitment to unions and working people in Ontario, said Patty Coates, Ontario Federation of Labour President.
The Ontario Federation of Labour, Ontarios umbrella organization for working people and their unions, has endorsed the Ontario NDP and is supporting NDP candidates across ridings including Michele McCleave-Kennedy who is running Sault Ste.
Right now, people need jobs that pay the bills, said Coates, An NDP government that implements easier access to a union and introduces first contract arbitration will mean better access to decent work in this province.