Health administrators deliver supermajority petition to Carefor demanding better treatment

by OCHU | Apr 2, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Health administrators deliver supermajority petition to Carefor demanding better treatment  OTTAWA – There is a network of nurses and personal support workers doing hundreds of in-home healthcare visits to seniors across eastern Ontario...

Hospital workers protest “cuts and chaos” at Lakeridge Health

by OCHU | Mar 21, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hospital workers protest “cuts and chaos” at Lakeridge Health OSHAWA, ON – CUPE 6364 workers at Lakeridge Health rallied in Oshawa today, protesting “cuts and chaos” in response to provincial underfunding of hospitals. According to the union,...

“Ford’s attack on women’s wages”: new report shows real dollar wage cuts in public sector have widened gender pay gap in Ontario

by OCHU | Mar 4, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Ford’s attack on women’s wages”: new report shows real dollar wage cuts in public sector have widened gender pay gap in Ontario TORONTO – In just six years, the average wages earned by workers in the female-dominated sectors of health care,...

Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers

by OCHU | Feb 29, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers Click Here To Download the Full Report Other Articles Women’s Wages and the attack on Broader Public Sector Workers Feb 29, 2024 | Media Releasesread more 88% of Northern Ontario...

88% of Northern Ontario hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 49% considering leaving: new poll

by OCHU | Feb 24, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 88% of Northern Ontario hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 49% considering leaving: new poll SUDBURY, ON – A new poll paints a grim picture about the staffing crisis in Northern Ontario hospitals, as...

Rallying at the Perley gates: health care staff demand better working and living conditions at residential care facility

by OCHU | Feb 21, 2024 | Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rallying at the Perley gates: health care staff demand better working and living conditions at residential care facility OTTAWA – Health care workers represented by CUPE 870 rallied outside the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre today,...