KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
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.
PSW ZOOM CALL September 24, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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August 2025 – Bargaining Updates
SICK KIDS WINS HOOPP
Sick of a second-class pension plan, Sick Kids employees have won access to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
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
Most people in Cornwall face reduced access to privatized hospital services
Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll
Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals not private clinics: new poll
Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals, including 82 per cent of Ontario PC supporters
Majority of Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals than private clinics: new poll
OCHU-CUPE media conference at 10:00 am on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization
Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
In the North East region, hospitals spent $71 million on agency staff in 2022-23
Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
“Health care workers must have the right to protest:” OCHU-CUPE condemns Ottawa mayor’s push for ‘bubble zone’ by-law
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies
between 2013-14 and 2022-23
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