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
“Shocking and unacceptable” – Union directs anger at provincial government, says patients and staff will pay price of 55 layoffs at Bruyere Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOTTAWA – In his 30-year career as a nurse at Bruyere Health, Douglas Currier has never seen staff so thoroughly demoralized....
Happy International Women’s Day
Other Articles
Nurses, PSWs among 55 layoffs at Bruyere Health – CUPE blames Ford government for underfunding, to hold press conference on March 9
55 jobs are being eliminated at the hospital as part of a wave of health care cuts in Ottawa
Stop the Cuts at Markham-Stouffville Hospital: Rally on March 19
65 frontline jobs are being slashed at the Markham-Stouffville Hospital due to government funding cuts. We are holding a rally to fightback – join us to protect public health care!
CUPE 4540 Rally – March 23
Rally at Bruyère Health Saint-Vincent Hospital on March 23, 2026, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
REGISTER NOW – May 21 – 22, 2026 Steward Educational
OCHU is pleased to once again offer our two-day Steward Introduction to the CUPE Central Agreement workshop May 21 -22!
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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