Canadian Mental Health Association - Thunder Bay

The union representing over 7,000 mental health care workers is calling on the province to help end “an epidemic of violence” that has caused workplace stress to skyrocket and is sending injured workers to hospital on a regular basis. “Mental health facilities and community agencies are not doing nearly enough to protect their employees from...

October 10, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme, from the World Health Organization (WHO), is “Mental health in the workplace.” Workplace mental health is a huge problem worldwide. Here in Canada, the cost of workplace-related mental illness on the Canadian economy is staggering. The Centre for Addiction and...

The high turnout for the strike vote gives the Bargaining Team a strong mandate. The biggest issues are achieving a fair wage increase, improving the language around harassment and bullying, resolving scheduling issues, and that there be no clawbacks. Bargaining started in May, and conciliation is scheduled for August 25. Read more here. Related: OPSEU in...