MEDIA ADVISORY: End the Chaos, Build Home Care: Demand CUPE Ontario Health at Home Workers

CUPE Representatives to Expose Ford Government’s Home Care Failures

BELLEVILLE, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The crisis in Ontario’s home care system will be laid bare as CUPE representatives for Ontario Health at Home step forward to demand action.

Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), and Brett Geneau, a CUPE Representative and Team Assistant at Ontario Health at Home, will address the media to expose the significant instability, dysfunction, and chaos inflicted by the Ford government’s disastrous restructuring of home care.

Hurley, a powerful voice representing over 40,000 hospital workers across Ontario, will provide a crucial historical perspective, tracing the roots of Ontario’s current home care crisis.

Geneau, speaking on behalf of the 1,800 dedicated CUPE members who work for Ontario Health at Home, will deliver an account of the crushing workloads, never-ending workplace instability, and the looming threat of privatization that these workers face daily.

Details:

SPEAKERS:
Michael Hurley, President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)
Brett Geneau, CUPE Representative and Ontario Health at Home Team Assistant

DATE:
April 3^rd, 2025

TIME:
10:00 a.m.

LOCATION:
Quinte Sport and Wellness Centre (Media Training Room), 265 Cannifton Road, Belleville, ON K8N 4V8

Hurley and Geneau will be available for questions following the statement.

Key Issues:

• The devastating impact of restructuring on the supply and availability of critical home care medical supplies and equipment.   
• The crushing workloads and workplace instability endured by Ontario Health at Home workers.   
• The concerns about job security and the ever-present threat of privatization hanging over dedicated home care professionals.   
• The dangerous increase in workloads and potential ramifications for worker licensing and patient safety.   
• A call to action urging the Ford government to support home care workers, end the chaos they’ve created, and commit to building a truly unified public home care system that Ontario residents deserve.   

About CUPE

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is Canada’s largest union, representing public sector workers across the country. CUPE members provide vital services to communities, including health care, education, social services, and more.

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Contact

Kevin Taghabon, CUPE Communications
ktaghabon@cupe.ca
647-336-4991