by OCHU | Jul 21, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Queensway Carleton to eliminate 101 jobs as Ontario hospital funding cuts continue OTTAWA – The union representing nearly 1,000 workers at Queensway Carleton is slamming the provincial government for the elimination of 101 jobs at the hospital....
by OCHU | Jul 13, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUPE slams nursing cuts at St. Joseph’s Hamilton as hospital reels under budget deficit Hamilton, ON – A new wave of staffing cuts by St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton will hurt care delivery by increasing nurse-to-patient ratios, depriving...
by OCHU | Jul 9, 2026 | Events, Hospital Cuts
Birchmount Hospital Rally A $36 million funding shortfall is putting patient care at risk, leading to longer waits, hallway medicine, and delayed surgeries. Stand with health care workers and demand proper hospital funding. Other Articles The Sinister Threat to...
by OCHU | May 22, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Hospital Deficits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five-year trend shows ER wait-times continue to increase at Simcoe County hospitals amid funding shortfall: CCPA report Barrie, ON – Emergency department wait-times at Simcoe County Hospitals have increased significantly over the past five years,...
by OCHU | May 21, 2026 | Hospital Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 62 per cent at Lake of the Woods District Hospital over five years Kenora, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Lake of the Woods District Hospital have carried...
by OCHU | May 21, 2026 | Hospital Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUPE to protest job cuts at rally on Friday with PSW, clerical positions on the chopping block Who: Health care workers at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Richard Rigby, president of CUPE 786 Sam Forsyth, vice president of...
