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
New study reveals Ontario spent $9.2 billion on for-profit staffing agencies over 10 years, blames crisis on underinvestment in hospitals and preventative health care
The CCPA report is the first investigation into Ontario hospital spending on private agency staff relative to employed staff
Proposed City By-law would prevent hospital and long term care workers from demonstrating. OCHU-CUPE responds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 28, 2025 Via E-mail (engagement@toronto.ca) Public Engagement and ConsultationsCity of Toronto100 Queen Street...
Union demands funding for cash-strapped Hamilton hospital ahead of provincial budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHamilton, ON – The latest data about patient care at Hamilton Health Sciences paint a bleak picture: only eight per cent of ER...
Union demands funding for cash-strapped Hamilton hospital ahead of provincial budget: media conference on Thursday
CUPE 7800 says funding shortfall is exacerbating staffing shortages amidst increase in patient volumes
2025 Legal Conference June 10 – 11, 2025
JUNE 10 - 11, 2025 / $350 PER PARTICIPANT Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites Book Your Hotel Using We Travel OCHU Booking Block Will Close...
CUPE Continues Fight For Fair Regulation of PSWs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 5, 2025 Ms. Kathy Wilkie, BHA (Hons.), MLT, C. Dir.,CEO, Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight AuthorityVia...
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