Care Can’t Wait! Long-Term Care workers hold province wide day of action calling out delays in contract negotiations with Extendicare

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Markham, ON — For months, 8 CUPE locals representing over 1100 long term care workers across Ontario have been kept waiting for a fair contract. Where other workers would have been able to go on strike to force the employer back to the table, these workers are denied that right under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA), forcing them into a long and drawn-out process to get a fair contract.

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CUPE’s Extendicare Central Table last heard from their employer on June 29, 2026. Extendicare made an offer that would force workers to take a backseat to corporate profits, setting Long-Term Care workers across Ontario back in the process. After a summer of silence from their employer, members of CUPE’s Extendicare Central Table locals are taking to the streets outside their workplaces to call attention to the delayed process.

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This delay affects all Long-Term Care workers in Ontario. The Extendicare Central Table has set the pattern for wages and working conditions in the sector for nearly a decade. Many other employers are choosing not to engage in negotiations until the Extendicare negotiations reach a conclusion. These workers are fighting for better working conditions not just for themselves, but for all health care workers in Ontario.

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Rallies will take place on September 3rd in various communities across the province. For the full list, go to carecantwait.cupe.ca.

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Media Spokespersons will be available in the following locations:

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North York

Oshawa

Ottawa

Sudbury

Timmins

Who: Members of CUPE 1394 and allies