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Union begins hospital contract talks for 45,000 hospital workers today
Nurse-to-patient ratios, job security in the age of AI, and compensation are the union’s key priorities
How does it feel as a healthcare worker when you’re unable to provide quality care?
“It’s having that constant dread on your mind of being, did I even do enough?” says OCHU RPN Rachel Fleming when describing the moral injury nursing staff face when confronted with unconscionable workloads. She advocates for nurse to patient ratios to insure proper care be given to all patients in their vulnerable time.
August 2025 Newsletter
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OCHU-CUPE FIGHTS PROPOSED OTTAWA BY-LAW BANNING HOSPITAL, LTC PROTESTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Char WisemanDirect Line: 416.979.4232Fax: 416.591.7333cwiseman@goldblattpartners.com May 15, 2025 Via E-mailMark...
RPN Newsletter
STAY UP TO DATE ON RPN NEWS IN THIS ISSUE Juliet Saunders is RPN of the Year OCHU is campaigning for nurse-to-patient ratios Learn about the changes...
Unity Health Toronto Cutbacks
FUND UNITY HEALTH TORONTO Ontario’s health care crisis is deepening. Hospital workers, health care advocates, and community supporters are opposing...
BARGAINING UPDATES
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!
Local Issues Interest Arbitration Award
In the Matter of an Interest Arbitration BETWEEN: PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS (The “Hospitals”) AND ONTARIO COUNCIL OF HOSPITALS UNION/CANADIAN UNION OF...
Bargaining Bulletins
Check out the bargaining gains you will receive!
OCHU/CUPE Central Arbitration Award
OCHU-CUPE Central Arbitration Award is now available!
OCHU-CUPE Arbitration Decision
OTTAWA, ON – A poll of more than 1000 registered practical nurses found that more than 60% are considering leaving. At a media conference in front...
Central Award Arbitration Updates: November 2022
Wage increases of just 1% and 1%? In 2019 the Ford government passed Bill 124, which limits increases in wages and total compensation to no more...
MEMBER AWARDS
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VIOLENCE
Sudbury hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff subject to high rates of violence, including with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll finds
la version française suit SUDBURY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Sudbury’s Health Sciences North (HSN) and other northern Ontario...
North Bay hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff report high rates of violence, including 28% rise in assaults with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll
NORTH BAY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs) and other staff at North Bay...
Brampton hospital nurses, PSWs other staff subject to high rates of race-based violence at work; new CUPE poll finds
BRAMPTON, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Brampton’s hospitals to some of the highest rates of race-based and sexual harassment and...
