KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS

OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario. 

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NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS STUDY

Major study calls on Ford to legislate nurse to patient ratios.

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OCHU/CUPE BARGAINING

Stay up to date on recent bargaining awards, arbitrations, and bulletins.

PSW FEEDING PATIENT

PSW ZOOM CALL September 24, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) ‘Respect our Work’ rally to save ratios, November 2011. Photo: Mark Munro.<br />

LATEST NEWSLETTER

August 2025 – Bargaining Updates

 

Sickkids Rally

SICK KIDS WINS HOOPP

Sick of a second-class pension plan, Sick Kids employees have won access to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).

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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

OCHU/CUPE is dedicated to sharing the stories of our members and our predecessors with monthly newsletters and labour history articles.

OCHU NEWSLETTERS

Stay up to date on OCHU’s advocacy work by reading the monthly newsletters.

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THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

December 6, 1921 – First Labour MPs elected to Parliament

We often hear that unions should not be involved in politics. What is really being said is “workers” should not be involved in the political life of their communities…

 

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