KEY OCHU/CUPE CAMPAIGNS
OCHU/CUPE carries out advocacy on behalf of our members, hospital patients and long-term care residents across Ontario.
LATEST NEWSLETTER
February 2025 – 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.
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
Rally Against the Health Care Cuts
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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!
Health care workers to protest outside MPP Billy Denault’s office on Tuesday as funding cuts take toll on staff, patients
9,000 nursing and PSW jobs could be lost by 2027-28 due to insufficient funding
Rally at Doug Ford’s office: Health care workers to protest on Monday morning as staffing cuts take toll on workers, patients
More than 9,000 nurses and PSW jobs could be lost by 2027-28 if government does not increase funding
Health care workers to protest outside MPP George Darouze’s office on Thursday as funding cuts take toll on staff, patients
Staffing cuts are already plaguing health care in Ottawa, with more than 700 nursing and PSW job cuts projected by 2027-28
OCHU/CUPE is dedicated to sharing the stories of our members and our predecessors with monthly newsletters and labour history articles.
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