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
Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETORONTO - Nearly three in four Ontarians believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than...
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
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