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“Ford’s attack on women’s wages”: new report shows real dollar wage cuts in public sector have widened gender pay gap in Ontario

by OCHU | Mar 4, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Ford’s attack on women’s wages”: new report shows real dollar wage cuts in public sector have widened gender pay gap in Ontario TORONTO – In just six years, the average wages earned by workers in the female-dominated sectors of health care,...

Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers

by OCHU | Feb 29, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers Click Here To Download the Full Report Other Articles Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers Feb 29, 2024 | Media Releasesread more 88% of Northern Ontario...

88% of Northern Ontario hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 49% considering leaving: new poll

by OCHU | Feb 24, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 88% of Northern Ontario hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 49% considering leaving: new poll SUDBURY, ON – A new poll paints a grim picture about the staffing crisis in Northern Ontario hospitals, as...
We Mourn Paul Barry, First President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions

We Mourn Paul Barry, First President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions

by OCHU | Feb 23, 2024 | News

We Mourn Paul Barry, First President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions Paul Barry was a paramedic at a time when many ambulances were based in hospitals.  He was the president of the CUPE local which represented the staff at the Ajax Pickering hospital.  He...

Rallying at the Perley gates: health care staff demand better working and living conditions at residential care facility

by OCHU | Feb 21, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rallying at the Perley gates: health care staff demand better working and living conditions at residential care facility OTTAWA – Health care workers represented by CUPE 870 rallied outside the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre today,...
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