KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
Not Adding Up: Surgical and Diagnostic Privatization in Ontario
More public money is going to for-profit care. Are patients getting faster access?
Capacity and privatization in Ontario Hospitals
The Escalating Assault on Ontario’s Hospitals, shows that this crisis is not unavoidable
LATEST NEWSLETTER
September 2026 – Rally at Queensway-Carleton
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
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...
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...
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OCHU NEWSLETTERS
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