The Ontario Nurses’ Association returns to the bargaining table on Nov. 13 with the Victoria Order of Nurses with new leverage: $1 …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour RelationsStaffing
Arbitrator orders Ontario long-term care homes to adopt SEIU staffing platform
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn arbitrator has ruled that long-term care operators in Ontario must sign service agreements with SEIU Healthcare’s digital staffing platform, WorkersFirst — …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote overwhelmingly for striking ahead of mediation
By Lisa Johnson About 16,000 unionized Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary …
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FeaturedLabour ShortagesRecruitment
Health-care recruitment efforts net 84 physicians, 415 nurses in New Brunswick over last year
New Brunswick’s regional health authorities have hired more than 80 permanent physicians and more than 400 nurses since October 2024. The recruitment …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
PEI offers free tuition to nursing, paramedic students who commit to two years
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPrince Edward Island is covering full tuition costs for students entering licensed practical nursing and paramedicine programs in exchange for a two-year …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
West Haldimand General Hospital wins right to add shifts without employee vote
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Ontario arbitrator has ruled that a hospital can add regular shifts to work schedules that include extended shifts without triggering collective …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLabour Shortages
Ontario nurses join Canada’s first council on staffing ratios
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Nurses’ Association will sit on Canada’s first national council on nurse-to-patient ratios, formed to address nursing shortages and high turnover …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Budget 2025 to deliver $1,100 tax credit for personal support workers
The federal government will introduce a $1,100 refundable tax credit for personal support workers in Budget 2025, affecting more than 200,000 care …
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The New Brunswick government and the New Brunswick Nurses Union have signed a new collective agreement that includes a 12.5 per cent …


