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
85% of Hamilton hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 44% considering leaving: new poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHamilton, ON - A new poll paints a grim picture about the staffing crisis in Hamilton’s hospitals, as 85 per cent of workers...
79% of CUPE hospital workers not confident about Ford government’s health sector plan, 43% considering quitting their jobs: new poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETORONTO - A new poll paints a grim picture about the future of Ontario’s health care system, as nearly 4 out of 5 hospital...
Central Abritration Membership Call
CENTRAL NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
November 30 – 5PM EST & December 2 – 10:00 AM EST
CALL-IN #: 1-877-229-8493
PIN #: 118926#
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Report calls for an end to private surgeries and an investment in public hospitals
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24-hour shifts for nurses at North Bay hospital puts patients at risk, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENorth Bay, ON - The North Bay Regional Health Centre is putting the health and safety of patients at risk by requiring nurses...
What’s driving 60% of Ottawa registered practical nurses (RPNs) to consider quitting? Media conference outside Hôpital Montfort, Wednesday 11 a.m.
OTTAWA, ON – A poll of more than 1000 registered practical nurses found that more than 60% are considering leaving. At a media conference in front...
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