Winning Through Unity
After two consecutive court losses, Doug Ford’s government officially repeals Bill 124!
This is a massive victory for hardworking families and unionized workers across Ontario.
SEIU Healthcare fought hard to protect your rights from this unconstitutional attack, and the collective strength of union members has never been more apparent.
You continue to show that you will never back down from a fight, and that nobody will ever stand in the way of what you deserve – good-paying jobs, safe workplaces, benefits and economic security in retirement.
ParaMed Home Health Service workers across Ontario voted to ratify a historic Collective Agreement. The united Bargaining Committee achieved unprecedented wage improvements never seen in homecare.
Some of the highlights include:
- New 2024 wage grid for all ParaMed branches, including a 4% general wage increase for PSW and HSWs
- 2% retroactive payment for collective agreements with expired years
- $3.00 PSW/HSW wage enhancement rolled into the wage grid
- Lumpsum payment of $1.25 per visitor hour worked between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024
- Shift premiums for evenings and weekends
- Significant language gains and harmonization of language across the province
- Bereavement Leave for stillbirth
- Workload Review Form for RNs and RPNs
65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions-CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits, enhancements to weekend, evening and night premiums and pay for periods of quarantine or isolation due to outbreaks of communicable illnesses. This comes as a result of an intensive round of coordinated bargaining and almost identical, two-year arbitrated contracts awarded by Arbitrator William Kaplan to OCHU-CUPE and SEIU Healthcare.
Arbitrator Stout’s award was released in November, bringing significant gains for our Central Nursing Homes. The award includes:
- An 8% general wage increase over the next two years.
- Enhanced weekend premiums and expanded vision benefits.
- 7.5% pay in lieu of health and welfare benefits for part-time employees while maintaining their 3 sick days.
- Plus, Registered Practical Nurses and RAI Coordinators will receive anadditional $2 per hour increase over the next two years.
This victory is thanks to your collective efforts—whether through workplace actions, rallies, or supporting the #DriveTo$35 campaign.
For more details, check out the CNH Arbitration Award Highlight Booklet!
We celebrate these gains and continue our fight for more!