Around 65,000 hospital workers in Ontario have been given a two-year pay increase in an arbitration decision that also hands the union more insight into agency nursing costs.
Some 65,000 unionized hospital workers in Ontario have been awarded a pay increase of six per cent over two years in an arbitration decision. and SEIU Healthcare — will have their pay increased by three per cent per year for two years, with a boost to health and dental benefits also awarded, according to the union.The same workers were given a retroactive pay increase of 6.
“Today’s arbitration decision will lift the spirits of frontline hospital workers who are struggling with impossible workloads in a staff retention crisis,” OCHU-CUPE president Michael Hurley said in a statement.The agreement also includes a new clause between hospitals and the union that will require regular disclosure of the use of agency nursing staff by health-care leaders in the province.
“New measures to police agency nursing profits, review contracted-out work, and provide stable weekend staffing are also good steps forward,” Hurley added.Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in AlbertaNaloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in AlbertaWhat is driving the sudden spike in gas prices in Eastern Canada?
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