KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
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.
PSW ZOOM CALL September 24, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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December 2025 – Bargaining Updates
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).
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
Union begins hospital contract talks for 45,000 hospital workers today
Nurse-to-patient ratios, job security in the age of AI, and compensation are the union’s key priorities
How does it feel as a healthcare worker when you’re unable to provide quality care?
“It’s having that constant dread on your mind of being, did I even do enough?” says OCHU RPN Rachel Fleming when describing the moral injury nursing staff face when confronted with unconscionable workloads. She advocates for nurse to patient ratios to insure proper care be given to all patients in their vulnerable time.
Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios
Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios
Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study
Authors urge Ontario hospitals to implement safe staffing ratios
“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals
Full results of the study to be revealed at press conference in London on August 19
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