KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
SICK KIDS EMPLOYEES FIGHT FOR HOOPP
Sick of a second-class pension plan, Sick Kids employees demand access to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
OCHU/CUPE BARGAINING
Stay up to date on recent bargaining awards, arbitrations, and bulletins.
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
JUSTICE FOR UHN
Stop union-busting, violating PSW’s rights, and workplace harassment!
NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS Bill
Angela Hodgson calls on Ford to legislate NDP nurse-to-patient ratios bill.
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
Unity Health Toronto Cutbacks
FUND UNITY HEALTH TORONTO Ontario’s health care crisis is deepening. Hospital workers, health care advocates, and community supporters are opposing...
“Health care workers must have the right to protest:” OCHU-CUPE condemns Ottawa mayor’s push for ‘bubble zone’ by-law
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies
between 2013-14 and 2022-23
OCHU-CUPE FIGHTS PROPOSED OTTAWA BY-LAW BANNING HOSPITAL, LTC PROTESTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Char WisemanDirect Line: 416.979.4232Fax: 416.591.7333cwiseman@goldblattpartners.com May 15, 2025 Via E-mailMark...
Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
In the North East region, hospitals spent $71 million on agency staff in 2022-23
New study reveals hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies in Ontario’s South East region rose by 181 per cent over 10 years
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report
Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23
For-profit staffing agency costs rose by 168 per cent for Central East region hospitals in Ontario over 10 years
Private staffing agencies drained $9.2 billion from public hospitals over 10-year period
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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