Activism Archives - Ontario Council of Hospital Unions

Contact your MPP – Pandemic Pay for all front-line health care workers

May 25, 2020

Tell your MPP that ALL front-line health care workers deserve pandemic pay.

Hospital staff protest today as morale crisis over pandemic pay deeply divides workforce

May 14, 2020

Today for the first time during the COVID-19 crisis Ontario health care workers are openly protesting provincial government decisions they say divide the workforce into those who are front-line heroes and those whose vital contribution goes completely unrecognized.

Pandemic Pay Subsidy Protest – May 14

May 12, 2020

Both of these workers care for patients at the bedside (including COVID patients), but only one is considered a front-line worker in the eyes of the Ford government. Join our action Thursday, May 14. We are all on the front line.

Day of Action – May 6

May 5, 2020

Join OCHU and CUPE Ontario in a workplace action protesting the lack of protections, and call on the Premier for help.

All front-line health care workers deserve pandemic pay

Apr 30, 2020

Send a message to Premier Ford, and Hon. Ministers Christine Elliott and Peter Bethlenfalvy to show you support front-line health care workers.

Day of Action April 9

Apr 8, 2020

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Sticker Day April 2

Apr 2, 2020

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Tell your MPP you demand health care workers are protected during COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020

Ontario health care workers aren’t receiving the personal protective equipment (PPE), training, and frank communication from the provincial government that they need to safely care for COVID-19 patients.

Newsletter – January 22

Jan 22, 2020

Bill 138; North Bay addictions treatment cuts; Local 79 solidarity, Coronavirus; and more OCHU/CUPE news.

North Bay hospital staff take part in on-site solidarity day to keep addictions treatment program from closing

Jan 6, 2020

NORTH BAY, ON – With the North Bay Regional Health Centre residential addictions program threatened with closure, tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7) hospital staff are taking the unprecedented step of holding a solidarity day to...