Jessica Lagman

On April 28, 2022, which is the National Day of Mourning – a day dedicated to all those who have been injured or killed while on the job – SEIU Healthcare was proud to unveil a monument at our head office that was built in dedication to all Ontario healthcare workers.

It’s that time of the year to announce one of our favourite union initiatives, our SEIU Healthcare Scholarship Program. Our applications to win one of four $1,800.00 scholarships for the upcoming Fall 2021 semester are now open!

The pandemic has highlighted how the significant gaps in our society affect those who were already marginalized. Although women have come so far, COVID-19 has pushed back some of the progress that has been made over the years. More women are being laid off, forced to take time off work to care for their loved ones, and on top of…

Each year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember all those who have died from AIDS-related illness. 

Mike Wheeler has been in the healthcare industry for the past 16 years, in both the hospital and long-term care sector. He works at the Lennox and Addington Hospital in the maintenance department. He shares how only some colleagues in the same department with the same classification received the pandemic pay, and the rest were excluded.

SEIU Healthcare recently profiled a member from our region 3. Jamie Pitre has been a medical radiation technologist for the past 16 years. Many healthcare workers were shocked when medical radiation technologists were left out of pandemic pay. Read more about her story!