Workers’ Day of Mourning – April 28th
Remembering those killed, injured or made ill in the workplace and renewing our commitment to prevention.
Will You Help Defeat Doug Ford?
Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean this really isn’t the most important provincial election of our time. The first election since COVID-19 is a monumental opportunity for workers and communities to kick the Ford Conservatives out and finally build the Ontario we deserve.
International Day of Pink is Wednesday, April 13th
Please send your photos wearing pink on Wednesday, April 13 for us to share on our social media platforms. Not following us? You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PICS The second Wednesday in April is International Day of Pink. Day of Pink started in [...]
OCHU Populated Report with Tabulations
Two in three Ontarians oppose or somewhat oppose health care workers being limited to a 1% maximum pay increase by the Ontario government.
OCHU Annual Awards – Nominate a Colleague!
The annual OCHU awards recognize our outstanding members. Visit the link to nominate your colleagues!
News Bulletin: Private Hospitals | MPP Rallies | Postcards to Premier Ford
15,000 postcards demanding repeal of Bill 124 delivered to Premier Ford. CUPE Local 6341 President-elect Pam Parks (Lakeridge hospitals) speaks on February 22 at Queen’s Park.
Letter to Doug Ford & Nursing Retention Bonus Q&A
OCHU/CUPE met March 4 with the Premier’s office and asked that any retention bonus be applied to all health care workers. They asked that Bill 124 be repealed and that we be allowed to bargain real wage increases and benefit and premium improvements for the nurses and other health care workers that they represent.
MEDIA RELEASE | On International Women’s Day, Hospital Staff Call Out Ontario’s Gov for Failing & Devaluing Them & Cutting Real Wages Through Bill 124
Today (March 8, International Women’s Day) we collectively acknowledge the contribution women make to better Ontarians’ lives.
MPP OFFICE RALLIES | Area 2 | March 16, 2022
MARCH 16 11:00 AM Jane McKenna - 472 Brock Ave., Burlington MARCH 16 2:00 PM Parm Gill - 400 Main St. E, Milton These rallies are events in a joint bargaining campaign between CUPE and SEIU.
MEDIA RELEASE | Ontario Opposition Leaders to Join Hospital Workers in Delivering Thousands of Messages to Doug Ford at Queen’s Park on Tuesday
While their pandemic efforts have been generously praised by Doug Ford’s Ontario government, front-line hospital workers are asking for Bill 124, the wage cap legislation that devalues them and is fueling an exodus of staff from health care, to be repealed.