Everyday Healthcare Hero: Cathy Case
Frontline healthcare workers go above and beyond their job descriptions every day - and then there is Cathy, RPN and impromptu wedding planner!
Ford Government Plans Will Result In Devastating Healthcare Worker Shortage
With health care job vacancies skyrocketing, new long-term care beds and a provincial government fond of “Band-Aid” health workforce approaches, Ontarians will see unprecedented health care staff shortages of more than 50,000 workers over the next few years.
Circle of Care members bargain “life changing” access to benefits package
SEIU Healthcare is proud to announce an important victory in the home and community care sector, landing a health benefits plan for full-time members at Circle of Care.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
"Every year from November 25 to December 6, we pause as a nation to remember the 16 young engineering females who lost their lives to violence perpetrated against women.
Mina Amrith Makes History At OFL Convention
Congratulations to SEIU Healthcare Executive Vice-President Mina Amrith, who became the first-ever Vice-President, Women for the Ontario Federation of Labour on Wednesday.
Healthcare Workers Deserve Permanent Wage Increases Now
Union issues response to province’s failed recruitment and retention strategy for PSWs and nurses
Health Care Unions Respond To Minister Fullerton’s New Long-Term Care Staffing Group
Failure to involve unions while including nursing home lobbyists will skew outcomes in favour of employers instead of seniors and frontline staff
COVID-19 Vaccine Facebook Live Event
Tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. we will be hosting a Facebook Live event to share valuable information and answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Violence Against Staff Creating Toxic Work Environment
Surge in violence against staff, “creates toxic work environment” deepening Ontario’s hospital staffing crisis
Healthcare Workers Leaving System Due To Poor Wages And Working Conditions
Union calls on provincial government and all healthcare employers to urgently confront the primary cause of staffing shortages
Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Attempt To Block Pay Equity For Working Women
Union calls on the provincial government and for-profit nursing homes to finally give working women in the care economy fair pay.
Community Service Workers Say Yes To SEIU Healthcare
Community service workers at Houselink and Mainstay have voted for SEIU Healthcare to be their union following a merger that saw the two housing agencies join forces.