A Message from the College of Nurses of Ontario
With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada this week, we have released a statement to remind nurses of their professional accountabilities to support evidence-based public health prevention and protection measures, including vaccinations, masking, handwashing, and social distancing.
Union Wins Increased Access to N95 Masks
OCHU-CUPE, SEIU & Unifor sued to increase protections for workers in hospitals and in long term care [...]
Bargaining Survey
CUPE Local 786 Members! As we prepare for the bargaining conference in November we have launched our bargaining survey. English - https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/675826?lang=en French - https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/675826 The survey will be posted on the OCHU website until Sept 7th, 2020. [...]
Pandemic Pay Update
Pandemic Pay Update – May 6th 2020 Please note: This decision came from the Government and was not a decision of the Local - The Local will continue to fight that this list should include ALL essential frontline workers. View Link [...]
Notice from OCHU regarding Pandemic Pay
Dear sisters and brothers, As you know, the Ontario government announced a Pandemic Pay top-up of $4.00 an hour until August 12. [...]
WSIB Day of Mourning
In 1984, the Canadian Labour Congress established April 28th as the National Day of Mourning in Canada to remember and honour those who have died, been injured or suffered illness in the workplace. The date was chosen in 1984, when [...]