
After six years, CUPE Local 2974.1, County of Essex-Windsor receives a ruling from the Ministry of Labour protecting the health and safety of Paramedics. The complete document is available below. Thanks to the brothers and sisters who dedicated their time and knowledge to these important issues.
Paramedics from across the province are asking the OMERS Pension Plan for the same right to negotiate early retirement pensions as police and firefighters.
The Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) has told CUPE that it plans to begin a formal review of a college for paramedics early next year.
A number of other health care professions in Ontario are regulated through a “college”: the College of Nurses, the College of Respiratory Therapists, the College of Dental Hygienists, etc. This document explains how a regulatory college for paramedics would work. The information is provided in a question and answer format.