VON workers in London, Ont. ratify renewal agreement

Contract benefits as much as could be expected: CLAC

VON workers in London, Ont. ratify renewal agreement
The contract was negotiated by Southwestern Ontario Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 303. Google Street View

Personal support workers (PSWs) at the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) London eHomecare program in London, Ont. voted in favour of a three-year contract on July 23.

The contract was negotiated by Southwestern Ontario Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 303, and provides lump-sum payments in the first two years and a modest wage increase in the third year, said the union.

“Based on numerous settlements across Ontario, we are confident we got as much as we could for our members in this round of bargaining, but there is still room for improvement in a variety of areas for these homecare workers,” says Mary Ellen Alward, CLAC representative. “There are province-wide shortages for PSWs, and without a wage rate that reflects the hard work and skill set required to provide quality homecare, the shortage will continue to get worse.”

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