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May 2026 Newsletter
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Happy Nursing Week – May 11 – 17, 2026
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Failure, by Design
The deepening Ontario hospital funding crisis is harming patients and communities. New analysis of Ontario’s 136 hospitals shows that the majority of hospitals had operating deficits over the last three years. In 2024-25, 55 per cent of hospitals had deficits. Geographical analysis of hospital deficits by region show that hospitals in northern and western regions of the province were more likely to be in deficit in 2024-25.
Hospital admission wait-times increase 52 per cent over 5 years as perpetual budget deficits become new normal for Ontario hospitals: CCPA report
CCPA research study on hospital deficits to be released in Hamilton on Monday afternoon
“We are often yelled at by management:” cafeteria workers at Peterborough hospital launch campaign for fair compensation, respect and safe working conditions
CUPE 1943 will be serving “cruelty-free coffee” at the PRHC parking lot on Wednesday morning to draw attention to terrible working conditions
CRUELTY-FREE COFFEE DAY
Come out and show your support for local 1943.01 Tim Hortons & Cafeteria workers. CUPE will be holding a cruelty-free coffee day from 8:00 AM -...
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
service
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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