Press Release

Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019, which was tabled Wednesday afternoon by the Ontario Government, is an attack on the frontline workers of Ontario, taking away their right to collectively bargain fair contracts.

SEIU Healthcare is disappointed in the Ontario Government for appealing a decision made by Ontario’s Divisional Court that significantly strengthened the pay equity rights of workers in predominantly-female public-sector workplaces.

SEIU Healthcare called upon the Ford Government to support its call for privately owned long-term care homes to put more money into frontline care.

SEIU Healthcare is disappointed in the Ontario Government for appealing a decision made by Ontario’s Divisional Court that significantly strengthened the pay equity rights of workers in predominantly-female public-sector workplaces.

Today, 300 frontline healthcare workers represented by SEIU Healthcare rallied at Extendicare’s head office in Markham, Ontario to demand that more of their profit be invested in resident care.

SEIU Healthcare is celebrating a decision by Ontario’s Divisional Court that significantly strengthens the pay equity rights of workers in predominantly-female public-sector workplaces.

Healthcare is not a real priority in the 2019 Ontario budget. The challenges our system face will only grow as the demand for services far outstrips expenditures in this budget. This budget confirms the coming years will be harder for frontline workers across the healthcare system in Ontario.

“We are urging the Ontario government to work with us and the more than 24,000 frontline LTC staff we represent to establish a mandatory minimum hours of direct care for residents and additional funding to allow long-term care facilities to be staffed sufficiently.”

Richmond Hill, Ont. (October 12, 2018) – Close to 150 paramedics employed by County of Lambton Emergency Medical Services will be working under their Essential Service Agreement starting at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, October 13. This comes after months of stalled negotiations with their employer.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be adding 12 hours of ambulance coverage per day following SEIU Healthcare’s—a union which represents paramedics in the region—campaign that brought awareness of the community’s need for increased emergency coverage services.