Tanya Hogan is a Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Technician at West Haldimand General Hospital in Hagersville. MDR technicians play a critical role in the healthcare system by ensuring medical tools and equipment are clean, sanitized, and disinfected.

We are excited to announce, that for the first time ever, you can join your fellow SEIU Healthcare nurses across the province virtually in our Nursing Division’s Educational Webinar Series throughout November and December of 2020.

Thank you to all those who were able to attend our Housekeeping and Environmental Services Week celebration. Members were able to get together and enjoy cake and refreshments. We also had a Housekeeping and Environment Services Week contest. The winners of the raffle will be notified. Congratulations to all the winners!

From October 11 to 17, we celebrate Medical Device Reprocessing Week. This year, SEIU Healthcare would like to send out a special thank you to all our Medical Device Reprocessing technicians who are working tirelessly behind the scenes to reduce the spread of diseases and viruses, including COVID-19.

On Tuesday, October 6, SEIU Healthcare organized a rally outside of Michael Garron Hospital to stand in solidarity against racism. Over the past several months, there have been several hateful appalling acts of discrimination at the hospital’s construction site.

Today the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued Directive #5, which provides clear guidance that N-95 or superior protection masks, face shields and other equipment are to be provided to health care staff working on the front line in long-term care facilities or hospitals dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, among other improvements.

If you have not already been informed, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, The College of Nurses of Ontario experienced a “cybersecurity incident” where attackers hacked into important confidential information which may include full names, addresses, phone numbers, and even information regarding ongoing lawsuits by nurses.

SEIU Healthcare is your union and we want to amplify your voice. By helping us put a face to the pandemic, we can keep fighting to make your needs a priority. So, thank you for letting us share your story, but more importantly, for your dedicated service as a real-life #HealthcareHero.

This year, we won’t be able to march side by side, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show our purple pride! Learn more about out how you can celebrate labour day all over Ontario. Click on the links in “more information” to get more details about each event.

This week we learned that the federal government has heard your voices and listened to our union’s advocacy to strengthen the current Employment Insurance (EI) system with new reforms to better protect all workers, but especially frontline healthcare workers who continue to go above and beyond through the pandemic.

SEIU Healthcare would like to share our recent win regarding Treating Physician Statement (TPS) forms. The Occupational Health and Safety Department had implemented a new medical form earlier this year, known as the TPS form for COVID-19.

SEIU Healthcare is excited to introduce our brand-new member portal – Memberlink. Now, you can easily access your member profile and make changes quickly and efficiently, review your collective agreement, and find important contacts.

Over the past month, there have been multiple incidents where frontline workers at both Michael Garron Hospital and North York General Hospital faced hateful and racist actions at their workplace. These heinous events are a disgusting reminder of the work we must do to overcome the current climate of racial tension and injustice in our society.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to win a scholarship from SEIU Healthcare! We were truly overwhelmed by all of the incredible submissions we received. We’ve chosen our top 11 finalists, and we will let you vote for our four winners.

Frontline hospital workers at Michael Garron Hospital held a rally today to demand Pandemic Pay for all healthcare workers. Thousands of deserving workers have been shamefully excluded from the temporary $4.00 per hour increase that the government announced on April 25, 2020.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, SEIU Healthcare, CUPE, and Unifor held a special event to support expanding pandemic pay to all healthcare workers.