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Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
In the North East region, hospitals spent $71 million on agency staff in 2022-23
Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
“Health care workers must have the right to protest:” OCHU-CUPE condemns Ottawa mayor’s push for ‘bubble zone’ by-law
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies
between 2013-14 and 2022-23
New study reveals hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies in Ontario’s South East region rose by 181 per cent over 10 years
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
For-profit staffing agency costs rose by 168 per cent for Central East region hospitals in Ontario over 10 years
Private staffing agencies drained $9.2 billion from public hospitals over 10-year period
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...
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
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service
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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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