KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
Capacity and privatization in Ontario Hospitals
The Escalating Assault on Ontario’s Hospitals, shows that this crisis is not unavoidable
LATEST NEWSLETTER
May 2026 – 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.
Latest News
PSW Rally May 19, 10:30 AM at Doug Ford’s Office
Please help protest regulation of personal support workers that denies them the basic rights accorded every other profession in Ontario
Health care workers to protest outside Thunder Bay MPP Kevin Holland’s office as funding cuts take toll on staff, patients
More than 200 CUPE workers will be rallying at 12pm Thursday
PSW ZOOM CALL – May 6, 7:00 PM
How the Ford Government’s Plan for PSW Regulation Disrespects You
Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, CUPE health care workers demand action on workplace violence
On the National Day of Mourning, CUPE hospital and long-term care workers called for action from the provincial and federal governments to protect them from violence, which has worsened since the pandemic.
Happy Administrative Professional’s Day
Thank you to all the hospital & long-term care clerical staff.
We appreciate your dedication, compassion, and skill in helping patients access care.
Union blasts virtual registration at St. Joseph’s Hamilton urgent care
CUPE 786 to explain issues in-depth at press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday
OCHU/CUPE is dedicated to sharing the stories of our members and our predecessors with monthly newsletters and labour history articles.
OCHU NEWSLETTERS
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