KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
Capacity and privatization in Ontario Hospitals
The Escalating Assault on Ontario’s Hospitals, shows that this crisis is not unavoidable
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May 2026 – 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.
Latest News
Workers at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton to protest 62 job cuts at rally on Thursday
CUPE 786 is calling for appropriate hospital funding as jobs disappear amidst provincial austerity
CANCELLED – January 22 – 23, 2026, Intro to the CUPE Hospital Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHello everyone, We have decided to cancel the 'Introduction to the CUPE Hospital Agreement' session scheduled for January...
Nurses and PSWs among 15 job cuts at Royal Ottawa Place long-term care home
CUPE denounces Ford government for cutting health care funding, to hold rally on Monday morning
Rally Against the Health Care Cuts
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Health care workers decry 38 layoffs at Perley Health in Ottawa, to hold rally on Wednesday afternoon
Workers are sounding the alarm as provincial funding shortfall drives staffing cuts
Fight the Cuts to Mental Health Care at the Royal Ottawa Hospital – Jan 12
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