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COVID 6th Wave: MUHC Bans In-Person Staff Meetings and Gatherings – CEO Gfeller to Address Workers Monday

Image: Laura James With 10,000 healthcare workers already off the job amid the sixth wave of pandemic infections, the McGill University Healthcare…

3 years ago

You Need to Ask This Vital Question When Your Boss Calls You to a Meeting.

Photo: Anete Lusina If your employer invites you to attend a meeting, you MUST ask them whether or not the…

3 years ago

Staff Shortages Force Officials to Reduce American Healthcare Workers COVID Isolation Period

The C.D.C. also affirmed there is no need to quarantine at home following high-risk exposures for workers who have received…

3 years ago

To Reduce COVID Surgery Backlogs in Canada, Make It Available on Weekends – Harvard Expert

Hospital executives who have hired Litvak describe him as a genius and a pioneer in improving hospital operations management. Photo…

3 years ago

ISQ Report Discovers Increasing Wage Gap Between Québec Public Service Workers and The Private Sector

Between 2019 and 2020, ISQ reported the gap in overall compensation rose over three percent from 6.1% to 9.2%, to…

3 years ago

How Much Per Pay Will The New Employers Group Insurance Contribution Be – Will it Lower Premiums?

The essential question is, by what amount will the new group insurance funds lower per pay a worker's premiums? (Image:…

3 years ago

Pay Equity Settlement For 65,000 Workers Is Entirely Independent of Contract Negotiations

Releasing news of a pay equity settlement as union workers are to vote on a new tentative contract may unintentionally…

3 years ago

APTS Still Fighting: Wants Pay Increase of 12.4 % Over Three years, Lump Sums Added To Hourly Wages and Improved Working Conditions

To create a cumulative effect and preserve the salary increase each year, APTS wants the lump sums of $1000 and…

3 years ago

Links to Your Job Title Rankings for Salary Adjustment Increases in The New Tentative Agreement

Below are the links to the rankings for Quebec health and social services sector workers. (Image: rottonara / Pixabay) We…

3 years ago

Quebec Latest Contract Offer Continues to Impoverish Healthcare Workers – Is Miles Away From Original Salary Demands

Despite the 15 percent salary increase for patient attendants, Quebec's latest salary offer will continue to impoverish healthcare workers. (Photo:…

3 years ago

Patient Attendant 15%, Light-Duty Housekeeper 9.8%, Admin Tech III 8.4% Wage Increases – Plus 2 Lump-Sums and Employer Increases Drug Plan Contribution

All Quebec public and para-public sectors, education and health and social services workers should receive the same pay rate increases…

3 years ago

New Contract Gives Healthcare Workers 6% Three-year Contract – Plus Higher Wage Increases for The Lowest-Paid

The FSSS terminated its strike a few hours after it was declared. The union cited the progress made with the…

3 years ago

Contract Negotiations: Former Union Official Discusses Four Aspects Local Union Reps and Workers Should Be Aware

Despite close to 500,000 public striking workers backed by strong public support, Central union leaders accepted a 2015 tentative five…

3 years ago

Toxic Bosses Should Be the Next to Face #MeToo-Type Reprisals

Toxic workplaces and abusive bosses can make our lives miserable and seriously erode our physical and mental well-being.(Photo: Andrea Piacquadio…

4 years ago

What Healthcare Workers Need to Know Regarding MUHC Summer Vacation Rights and Obligations

Summer vacation preferences must be sent before March 15 for APTS, MUHCEU-CSN, and SPSICR-CUSM FIQ staff. (Credit: Artem Beliaikin /…

4 years ago

After 5 Day General Strike Quebec Union Settles for One-third of the Original Raise Demand

The tentative agreement brings the 2022 - 2023 hourly rate to $13.93, well short of the $16.75 the workers were…

4 years ago

Quebec Settles With Home Daycare Workers Following a One-Week Unlimited General Strike

The province reached a tentative deal with Quebec home daycare workers union following a one-week unlimited general strike. Workers were…

4 years ago

In Celebration of Labour Day We Suggest An Alternative Counteroffer Respecting the Original $5 Wage Demand

Maintain the original $5 raise demand and equally divide it over the three-year contract. This provides Quebec with an initial…

4 years ago

CSN Union Lowers 2020 Salary Demand by One Third and 25% For the Two Consecutive Years Respectively

The latest CSN counter offer, will lower Quebec's public healthcare and social sector workers hourly wage by $1.50 over a…

4 years ago

FSSS-CSN President Confirms Over 13,000 Union Members Have Already Caught COVID-19

WHO admits coronavirus travels in microscopic respiratory airborne particles that pose a risk of exposure at distances beyond 1 to…

4 years ago

French Healthcare Workers Mobilization Achieves Historical Wage Increases – Nearly $300 Per Month for Non-Medical Staff

After major demonstrations across France, non-medical health care workers will receive a monthly raise of nearly 300 dollars. A medical…

4 years ago

Open-Letter From 239 Experts, Forces WHO to Revise Position On COVID-19 Airborne Risks – What Does This Mean for Healthcare Workers Safety?

The World Health Organization has jumped on the bandwagon after 239 scientists publish an open-letter confirming that coronavirus microscopic respiratory…

4 years ago

Royal Victoria ICU Nurses Humanize Their PPE Gear With Portraits of Themselves

The PPE Portrait Project was inspired by American artist Mary Beth Heffernan, during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Image:…

4 years ago

Artist and Former Police Frontman Sting Acknowledges Healthcare Workers in Video

"I’m also grateful for our healthcare workers, who are doing an extraordinary job, risking their lives everyday on the front…

4 years ago

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