Notice to Members  Elections At our April 2026 General Membership Meeting, we held nominations for Local 815's Committees. This election is open to all Local 815 members. Committee Nominee Member Engagement (3 Members)     Colleen Mackie   Jen Begley   Krista Stanojevic   Wendy Smith Budget (1 member)     Renato Ragosta   Colleen Mackie   Amy Grubich Bylaw (3 members)     Colleen Mackie   Renato Ragosta   Daniel Jaksic   Wendy Smith Education (3 members)     Amy Grubich   Sha

Notice to Members  Our elected union representatives play an important role in advocating for both our members and the public health care system.  Together, they support members in the workplace, help uphold our collective agreement, and ensure concerns are heard and addressed. Beyond the workplace, this group also advocates for strong public health care, safe staffing levels, and adequate funding so patients and communities receive the care they deserve. Working collectively

OCHU/CUPE recognizes outstanding members through our annual awards. Nominate your colleagues for the awards below. Activist of the Year Administrative Support Worker of the Year Health & Safety Representative of the Year Paramedical of the Year PSW of the Year RPN of the Year Service Worker of the Year Tradesperson of the Year Visit the OCHU Website to nominate a member! Deadline April 3 2026 https://ochu.on.ca/member-awards/

Funding cuts of 4% a year for 3 years will mean 7,500 fewer nurses, 1,800fewer PSW’s and 2,500 bed cuts. Hospitals have been told to budget for increases of 2% a year for the next 3 years, but their costs are rising by 6%. The independent Financial Accountability Office predicts cuts of 7,500 nurses, 1,800 psw’s and the cut of 2,500 beds. CUPE is releasing a report on the impact of these cuts in 15 communities across Ontario and following that with 11 rallies at the constitu

Notice to Members  The new wage rates recently bargained between the OHA and OCHU, will take effect on January 5th  and will be reflected in your January 22nd pay . New wage grids can be found attached below. Retroactive pay will be issued on March 5th . Wages will be retroactive to September 29 2025. We are still working through the benefits integration as we merge our contract with the central agreement. We’ll provide more details after our upcoming meetings with the hosp