KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
LATEST NEWSLETTER
February 2025 – Bargaining Updates
Driven to the Brink
A new report warns that the turn to health care cutbacks in Ontario harken to the period of Mike Harris, as hundreds of job cuts ravage hospitals across the province.
PSW CAMPAIGN
Join the fight for PSWs to be treated with dignity and respect. New Regulatory Proposal Denies PSWs Basic Rights to Due Process and Representation.
NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS STUDY
Major study calls on Ford to legislate nurse to patient ratios.
OCHU/CUPE BARGAINING
Stay up to date on recent bargaining awards, arbitrations, and bulletins.
Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario make significant increases in hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies.
Latest News
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in Niagara Falls on August 18
Virtual press conference on Friday: new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with reduction in death rates, medical errors, and hospital acquired infections
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in Peterborough on August 15
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in Kingston on August 14
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in Ottawa on August 14
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in North Bay on August 13
OCHU/CUPE is dedicated to sharing the stories of our members and our predecessors with monthly newsletters and labour history articles.
OCHU NEWSLETTERS
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