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.
LATEST NEWSLETTER
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
New study reveals hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies in Ontario’s South East region rose by 181 per cent over 10 years
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
For-profit staffing agency costs rose by 168 per cent for Central East region hospitals in Ontario over 10 years
Private staffing agencies drained $9.2 billion from public hospitals over 10-year period
OCHU-CUPE FIGHTS PROPOSED OTTAWA BY-LAW BANNING HOSPITAL, LTC PROTESTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Char WisemanDirect Line: 416.979.4232Fax: 416.591.7333cwiseman@goldblattpartners.com May 15, 2025 Via E-mailMark...
CUPE Local 79, CUPE Ontario, and OCHU-CUPE vow to fight proposed City by-law restricting protests and picketing in “bubble zones”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECUPE Local 79, CUPE-Ontario, OCHU-CUPE stand firmly opposed to the City’s proposed by-law that would prohibit protests and...
New study reveals Ontario spent $9.2 billion on for-profit staffing agencies over 10 years
Private agency costs rose by 23 per cent in the Hamilton region from 2013-14 to 2022-23
RPN Newsletter
STAY UP TO DATE ON RPN NEWS IN THIS ISSUE Juliet Saunders is RPN of the Year OCHU is campaigning for nurse-to-patient ratios Learn about the changes...
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