2 w. ago Friends of slain Calgary care worker call for change: ‘She was so passionate’

Friends of Deborah Onwu say her kindred spirit and compassion will live on forever. It's her legacy that has them advocating for positive change for care workers.

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2 w. ago Inquiry into Calgary care worker’s death calls for provincial legislative reforms

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents front-line care workers across Alberta, strongly advocated for the report, published Thursday.

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2 w. ago 'We can't let this happen again': CUPE calls on province to accept suggestions in fatal inquiry report for care worker

On Oct. 25, 2019, Deborah Onwu was stabbed 19 times while working as a Family and Youth Counsellor with the Wood's Homes Society

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2 w. ago CUPE demands immediate federal action on child care workforce crisis

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) was on Parliament Hill today calling for a national child care workforce strategy. CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick and members of the union’s National Child Care Working Group delivered thousands of petitions to Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families, and Anna Gainey, Secretary of State […]

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2 w. ago CUPE calls on Alberta to accept recommendations following death of care worker

CALGARY — The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone […]

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2 w. ago CUPE : Flight attendants will rally to end unpaid work to Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Flight attendants from across Canada represented by CUPE will descend on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, September 16 to call on Ottawa to finally act to end unpaid work in Canada’s airline industry. The recent labour dispute at Air Canada centred around the airline’s abuse of unpaid work and put the issue into the […]

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