“We are often yelled at by management:” cafeteria workers at Peterborough hospital launch campaign for fair compensation, respect and safe working conditions

by OCHU | May 5, 2026 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “We are often yelled at by management:” cafeteria workers at Peterborough hospital launch campaign for fair compensation, respect and safe working conditions Who: CUPE 1943 workers serving ‘cruelty-free coffee’          Lisa Barker, president of...

Health care workers to protest outside Thunder Bay MPP Kevin Holland’s office as funding cuts take toll on staff, patients

by OCHU | Apr 29, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Health care workers to protest outside Thunder Bay MPP Kevin Holland’s office as funding cuts take toll on staff, patients Thunder Bay, ON – Health care workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees will be holding a rally outside...

Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, CUPE health care workers demand action on workplace violence

by OCHU | Apr 28, 2026 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, CUPE health care workers demand action on workplace violence TORONTO – On the National Day of Mourning, CUPE hospital and long-term care workers called for action from the provincial and federal...

Union blasts virtual registration at St. Joseph’s Hamilton urgent care

by OCHU | Apr 20, 2026 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Union blasts virtual registration at St. Joseph’s Hamilton urgent care Hamilton, ON – The virtual registration pilot at the Stoney Creek urgent care unit is a mistake as it will discriminatorily impact vulnerable groups of people without fixing...

“Cold-blooded decision on hospital funding,” says CUPE in response to Ford government’s 2026 budget

by OCHU | Mar 27, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Cold-blooded decision on hospital funding,” says CUPE in response to Ford government’s 2026 budget TORONTO – The real dollar hospital funding cut announced in the 2026 provincial budget will intensify the crisis in Ontario’s hospitals,...

“At our wits end trying to serve patients” – Oak Valley staff to rally on Thursday in response to 65 job cuts

by OCHU | Mar 18, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “At our wits end trying to serve patients” – Oak Valley staff to rally on Thursday in response to 65 job cuts Markham, ON – For the past several months, the Marham-Stouffville hospital has consistently operated at over 120 per cent capacity due...