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Rally at HHS
Come to Hamilton Health Sciences on Wednesday, December 13th, at lunchtime (11:30 – 1:00) and encourage the government to fully fund HHS!!!
CUPE 5492 Mount Sinai Hospital Workers Rally
Fighting for a fair contract and better patient care!!
Jan 20, 2025
11:30AM
Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto 600 University Avenue
Arbitration Award from Brockville Local 5666
We would like to share an arbitration award from Brockville Local 5666, which deals with the accrual of vacation while on pregnancy or parental leave. Great job on this victory!
“Sick of wait-times, ER closures, and hallway medicine:” Health Coalition and union call on Ford to prioritize health care instead of re-election bid
Hospital workers and community allies to rally at site of provincial budget hearing in Hamilton, calling on government to address health care woes
Intro to the Hospital Central Agreement ZOOM Workshop Next Week (Jan 20 – 21)!
Learn about stewards, grievances, seniority and more at the Intro to the Hospital Central Agreement ZOOM educational on Jan 20 – 21!
“Sick of wait-times, ER closures, and hallway medicine:” Health Coalition and Union call on Ford to prioritize health care instead of re-election bid
Hospital workers and community allies to rally at site of provincial budget hearing in Ottawa, calling on government to address health care woes
Rally at Ottawa’s Provincial Budget Hearing
Come rally at Ottawa’s provincial budget hearing on January 9th, 11:30AM – 1:00PM, outside the Ottawa Sheraton Hotel (150 Albert Street, Ottawa ON. K1P 5G2).
Your voices deserve to be heard!
Founded in 1982, the 40,000 member Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE is the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario.
We represent hospital service workers, registered practical nurses, housekeeping, trades, clerical staff, and ambulance and paramedical personnel.
OCHU/CUPE bargains a provincial collective agreement for these CUPE Ontario members with the Ontario Hospital Association and lays that pattern down across the hospital sector and long-term care facilities that have a relationship with a hospital.
We also carry out advocacy on behalf of our members and on behalf of hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
OCHU/CUPE is an active partner with the Ontario Healthcare Coalition and works closely with the Ontario Healthcare Coalition whenever community health services are threatened with cuts or privatization.
registered practical nurses
ambulance and paramedical
Clerical
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Trades
Union Leaders Jailed in the 1980s
Unionized public employees continually strugglefor rights other workers take for granted. In the 1980s the presidents of three public sector unions were sent to jail by governments because their members went on strike. CUPE President, Grace Hartman, and Ontario Division President, Lucy Nicholson, were sentenced to 45 days for the 1981 wildcat strike by Ontario hospital workers. Sean Flynn, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, was sentenced to 35 days for supporting his members
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