Our union, along with the largest healthcare unions in Ontario, wrote to Premier Doug Ford to address the problems surrounding the $5,000 nursing retention bonuses.

We reminded Ford that just like pandemic pay, the nursing retention bonus does not fix the human resource crisis in healthcare. The unions invited Ford to meet to discuss essential solutions that will make a difference in our healthcare system, but those calls went unanswered and ignored.

Over 150 nurse leaders took action during our historic Nursing Action Assembly to finish Nursing Week 2022. We had meaningful conversations about how to stand up for the respect and protection nurses deserve in the workplace and educational sessions on building connections with fellow nurses when having honest member-to-member conversations.

We finished the day with an energetic march down Yonge Street to confront party leaders before they entered the final Leader’s Debate of the 2022 Ontario provincial election. We were the only union to show up. There were many statements about Doug Ford’s poor treatment of healthcare workers, and we influenced party leaders to discuss issues like Bill 124 and mental health support.

For many workplaces, you can now complete Workload Review Forms on the SEIU Healthcare mobile app.

Watch our guide on where to find WLRFs in the SEIU Healthcare mobile app.

If you don’t have it, download the app to fill out a WLRF quicker and easier.

“The Workload Review Forms are an essential resource that protects an employee from an unsafe situation that is out of their control. Documenting and reporting to the union and employer allows the union to bargain and push for more floor resources and safer conditions. Don’t let your employer continue to make your work in an unsafe environment, document it and empower your colleagues to improve your working conditions. SEIU has made accessing WLRF easier by adding them on our mobile app!”
– Jake Dale, RPN, Niagara Health System