by OCHU | Jan 7, 2026 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Health care workers decry 38 layoffs at Perley Health in Ottawa, to hold rally on Wednesday afternoon OTTAWA – Health care staff represented by CUPE 870 will be holding a rally outside the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre to...
by OCHU | Dec 2, 2025 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE North Bay hospital workers’ union to hold public town hall on Tuesday, December 2 North Bay, ON – The union representing nearly 1,000 workers at North Bay Regional Health Centre is holding a public town hall meeting on Tuesday evening at the...
by OCHU | Oct 27, 2025 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “A setback for access to health care in North Bay:” CUPE blames Ontario government’s underfunding for staff cuts at local hospital North Bay, ON – Staff cuts at the North Bay Regional Health Centre will affect every facet of care provision,...
by OCHU | Aug 19, 2025 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study Stratford, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing...
by OCHU | Aug 19, 2025 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study Niagara Falls, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the...
by OCHU | Aug 19, 2025 | Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study Kitchener, ON – A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing...
