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
55% of Lakeridge hospital nurses, PSWs other staff physically assaulted at work as pandemic violence surges; new CUPE poll finds
OSHAWA, ON –Lakeridge Health Centre registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs), cleaners, porters and clerical staff polled...
67% of Huron Perth hospital nurses, PSWs other staff physically assaulted at work as pandemic violence surges; new CUPE poll finds
STRATFORD, ON – Huron Perth Health Alliance (HPHA)registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs), cleaners, porters and...
Sudbury hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff subject to high rates of violence, including with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll finds
la version française suit SUDBURY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Sudbury’s Health Sciences North (HSN) and other northern Ontario...
North Bay hospital nurses, PSWs, other staff report high rates of violence, including 28% rise in assaults with weapons during pandemic; new CUPE poll
NORTH BAY, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting registered practical nurses (RPNs), personal support workers (PSWs) and other staff at North Bay...
Brampton hospital nurses, PSWs other staff subject to high rates of race-based violence at work; new CUPE poll finds
BRAMPTON, ON –Pandemic tensions are subjecting staff at Brampton’s hospitals to some of the highest rates of race-based and sexual harassment and...
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OCHU NEWSLETTERS
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