Our Nursing Division
The Only Service Union With a Dedicated Nursing Division
We’re over 8,500 dedicated nurses and proud champions for our profession! Together, we’re fighting for better wages, safer staffing and creating better workplaces and healthcare for all.
Drive to $35 Success for LTC Workers
After winning $35+ an hour for our hospital nurses in 2024, RPNs in central-negotiated homes will make over $35 per hour in September 2025!
We first launched our Drive to $35 and Safe Staffing campaign in 2023, but the fight isn’t over.
We’ll keep fighting to ensure all nursing jobs are good jobs, all RPNs make at least $35 per hour and all nurses have safe staffing levels.
Nursing Week 2024
Our Executive Vice President, Jackie Walker, was at Queen’s Park to show our support for the Patient-to-Nurse Ratios for Hospitals Act, 2024, which would legislate safe nurse-to-patient ratios in Ontario.
Nursing Division President Sandi Jones was busy meeting nurses all across Ontario, and so many of had your own special celebrations!
Check out our SEIU Nurse power!
Axe The $400 CNO Tax On Nurses
President Tyler Downey and Nursing Division President Sandi Jones sent a letter demanding an end to the $400 tax on nurses imposed on us by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
In the midst of a nursing shortage and rising costs, adding financial burdens on nurses only worsens the crisis. Nurses should not have to pay to work. We need to eliminate these barriers and provide the same support we offer our communities.
We’ve collected over 3000 signatures. Join us in our demand to axe the $400 tax on nurses.
Stay Protected On Us With Free PLP
We are the only union that provides free PLP Insurance to all our nurses in good standing.
PLP Insurance protects nurses against professional liability claims.
Supports nurses responding to the CNO if named in a complaint.
Provides College Prep to assist nurses in responding to the CNO to come to an early resolution during the CNO’s complaint process.
It’s never been more important for you to be protected. Since 2017, employers’ reports to the College of Nurses of Ontario have increased by over 500%