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
LATEST NEWSLETTER
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
New academic research shows privatization of surgeries in England exacerbated inequalities and lengthened wait-times, offers lessons for Ontario
Some clinics in Waterloo Region are charging up to $8,000 for cataract surgeries, as profit maximization trumps people’s needs
New academic research shows privatization of surgeries in England worsened inequalities and lengthened wait-times, offers lessons for Ontario
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEKingston, ON – The privatization of hospital surgeries in England led to growing inequality, longer wait-times and disruption...
Press conference in Ottawa on Friday: New academic reports show failures of England’s privatization of hospital surgeries, offer lessons for Ontario
The Ontario Health Coalition will provide updates on access to surgeries in Ottawa
Zoom press conference tomorrow: New academic reports show failures of England’s privatization of hospital surgeries, offer lessons for Ontario
The Ontario Health Coalition will provide updates on access to surgeries in Peterborough
Press conference in Ottawa on Friday: New academic reports show failures of England’s privatization of hospital surgeries, offer lessons for Ontario
The Ontario Health Coalition will provide updates on access to surgeries in Ottawa
A tale of two countries: new academic reports show Scotland’s public hospitals proved superior at surgical care to privatization in England
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates
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OCHU NEWSLETTERS
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