Join retirement home workers from OPSEU/SEFPO Local 332 in Alliston, Ontario as they demand a living wage from Aspira Kingsmere Retirement Living – owned by for-profit giant Sienna Senior Living, which charges residents thousands per month and raked in almost three quarters of a billion dollars in revenue last year.
Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Time: 10 a.m.
Address: Aspira Kingsmere Retirement Living, 4649 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline, Alliston, Ontario
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/xTLEnQ8TyYFHzhHV7
At Kingsmere, dietary aides earn minimum wage, PSWs earn $19, and nurses earn $24 (which is $15 less than nurses who do the same work at the nearest hospital). Most staff at Kingsmere earn less than a living wage, which is $20.70 per hour in Simcoe County. It’s time to change that!
Earlier this year, Kingsmere gave one dietary worker a $3/hour raise without consulting the union, and refused to do the same for other staff. OPSEU/SEFPO filed a complaint with the Labour Board, demanding that all Kingsmere staff receive a $3/hour raise immediately. The mediation date is October 16.
Giving everyone a $3 raise would lift most Kingsmere staff out of poverty. Years of stagnant wages have left these workers behind during a cost of living crisis. Join us on October 16 to tell Kingsmere and Sienna Senior Living: Retirement home workers deserve a living wage!