45,000 Ontario Hospital Workers Awarded 6.25% Wage Increase | The Ontario Federation of Labour

45,000 Ontario Hospital Workers Awarded 6.25% Wage Increase

RPNs To Get Additional Incentive

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Arbitrator Kaplan’s Bill 124 reopener award recognized the extent to which Doug Ford’s Bill 124 unconstitutionally suppressed union member wages — particularly given the combined effects of the pandemic, the healthcare worker recruitment and retention crisis and inflation — and determined that these factors must be reflected in compensation increases for OCHU/CUPE and SEIU Healthcare members.

Read the full press release here.