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By Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Access to primary health care in Ontario is reaching crisis levels. The struggle to find a family doctor has become a harsh reality for many, as evidenced by desperate scenes like the one in Walkerton, Ontario, where 1,000 residents braved frigid temperatures in the hopes of securing one of...

The Ford government wants Ontarians to believe privatization and downsizing are the only ways to fix health care, but health workers and progressive politicians know better

During Health Professionals Week, we celebrate the specialized care that our growing membership of health care professionals in OPSEU/SEFPO’s Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) provide every day for patients in Ontario’s hospitals. HPD members work at 84 hospitals across the province, providing diagnostics, rehabilitation and therapies in more than 250 health professions. Our members are at...

OPSEU/SEFPO members working in health care – including those from Locals 720 and 715 – rallied today at St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay to oppose the Ford government’s plan to contract out hospital services to private, for-profit clinics. The event was part of joint union anti-privatization campaign organized by a coalition of Ontario’s...

On Friday, October 27th, health care workers in Thunder Bay are rallying against the Ford government’s plan to contract out hospital services to private, for-profit clinics. Health care workers are standing up for patient care, better working conditions, and to protect public health care for all. Join us at St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder...

Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston is replacing most of their full-time Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) with part-time positions, culminating in a 29% reduction in respiratory therapy staff. The RRTs will only work day shifts and be on call at night, which could limit the hours the hospital can run its emergency room. The RRTs joined OPSEU/SEFPO...

Calling all Hospital Professionals & members of the public: We want to hear your healthcare story! Add your voice to a Public Healthcare Town Hall. Ontario’s public hospitals need better from our government, now. Hospital professionals are uniting with our communities to demand better. Have you had to wait weeks or months for critical lab...