Weekly Media Scan & Media Release Summary October 11 to 15, 2021
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Ontario Nurses’ Association
Weekly Media Scan & Media Release Summary
October 11 to 15, 2021
ONA coverage:
• Seven ONA RNs from AbleLiving, a not-for-profit in-home and support organization
for people with severe disabilities requiring round-the-clock care, are being forced to
give money back to the Ford government (ONA/Yahoo!.com, Oct. 13, 2021). The
Treasury Board has informed ONA and AbleLiving that it is denying an exemption
from its wage-cap legislation, Bill 124, requested by both parties. Said ONA
President Vicki McKenna, RN, “How the Ford government thinks that collecting
these funds back from these hard-working nurses will save the Ontario budget is
completely beyond me."
• Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers are leaving the
industry in “record numbers” putting added pressure on those left behind (CityTV,
October 14, 2021). ONA President Vicki McKenna says Ontario hospitals have
anywhere from 18 to 22 per cent vacancy rates in registered nurses, with many
more RNs considering retirement. “Pre-COVID, when we surveyed them, they were
telling us, you know, work a little longer, just not sure, but, you know, planning
retirement but not right away. That story is turned upside down now. They are
retiring. Our mid-career nurses are saying, boy, if things don't improve and there isn't
more staff, I don't know how long I continue -- I can continue.” Nurses and health-
care workers need better pay and working conditions to improve recruitment and
retention.
Nursing coverage:
• Unvaccinated nurses in Quebec were already facing suspension without pay, and
now the province's nurses order says their licences will also be suspended. The
Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec said Monday it will suspend the
working licenses of its members who are not adequately vaccinated against COVID-
19 starting Friday (Canadian Press, Oct. 11, 2021).
• The Quebec government has set a deadline of Friday for all health-care workers in
the province to be adequately vaccinated against COVID-19 (CBC News, Oct. 13,
2021). Those who aren't will be suspended without pay, and on Monday the Quebec
Order of Nurses said they will also see their licences suspended. According to the
order, 4,338 nurses aren't yet fully vaccinated. There are also more than 5,000
nurses whose vaccination status the order is still trying to verify. Thousands of other
unvaccinated health-care workers are also facing suspension Friday. In total the
province says 22,446 health care workers still aren't adequately vaccinated. Some of
the nurses who are not yet vaccinated question those numbers, as well as the
claims of scientific experts about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. For others, the
1issue is one of having the freedom to exercise personal choice. And some of them
are already making contingency plans.
• In the Toronto Star, emergency physicians honour their skilled nurse colleagues
during National Emergency Nurses Week and call on the Ontario government to
address the nursing crisis (October 12, 2021). “It is not a mystery why nurses are
leaving. They are overworked, face brutal working conditions, and a decade of wage
suppression has been locked in even further by Bill H-124… The Ontario
government’s solution to the nursing shortage is to train more nurses rather than
stemming the tide of experienced nurses leaving. The saying ‘a nurse is a nurse is a
nurse’ is patently false. Veteran nurses are not replaceable with new graduates, who
need mentorship to become the skilled nurses of the future.” They write that the
government must invest in nursing and “stop calling nurses heroes and start treating
them like human beings.”
• A nursing externship program at South Bruce-Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) is being
hailed as a success (The Walkerton Herald Times, October 15, 2021). The six
nursing students who participated in the program said they would recommend it and
that it made them more likely to return to the hospital for work. Two fourth-year
students who participated now work full-time at SBGHC, while another participant
has applied to do her final preceptorship at the hospital.
COVID-19 coverage:
• Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says measures introduced to
stem the worst of the spread in Saskatchewan and Alberta appear to be working
(Canadian Press, Oct. 8, 2021). But while she is encouraged that more people there
are choosing to get vaccinated, she said, “you still cannot rely on the vaccinations
alone at this point.” Nationally, Tam said, cases have started levelling off as more
people get vaccinated and after public health measures were reintroduced in August
and September to slow transmission.
• As the deadline to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 quickly approaches, 54
staff members at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance hospitals risk having their jobs
terminated (Ridgetown Independent News, Oct. 8, 2021). CKHA President and CEO
Lori Marshall reported on October 4 a total of 54 of the roughly 1,300 staff at the
Chatham and Wallaceburg sites are still hesitant about getting the shot. She noted
seven have a medical exemption and will need to get tested twice a week, 44 have
declined the shot, and 10 refuse to provide their vaccination status.
• Cinemas, theatres, spectator sports venues and several other spaces in Ontario
where proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required can open at full capacity this
weekend (Canadian Press, Oct. 8, 2021). The Ontario government said Friday the
decision was based on high vaccination levels, stable public health indicators and
the vaccine certificate requirements that took effect last month.
• A science advisory group says overall confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among
Ontarians has remained relatively stable. In a brief released late Friday, the Ontario
COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says confidence in COVID-19 vaccines has
remained within the range of 72 per cent to 76 per cent (Canadian Press, Oct. 9,
2021).
2• Hundreds of Ontario workers in hospitals and long-term care could be off the job in
the coming weeks because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19, further
complicating what advocates call a ``perfect storm'' of staff shortages (Canadian
Press, Oct. 10, 2021). SEIU Healthcare President Sharleen Stewart says staffing
levels are already at a critical point due to low wages, lack of full-time jobs and poor
working conditions – all predating the pandemic – and vaccine mandates will
compound the problems.
• For the first time this school year, an entire high school in Etobicoke has been shut
down by Toronto Public Health following a COVID-19 outbreak. All students at
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute on Mill Road have been dismissed from in-person
classes and activities, the health unit announced Monday night (Globe and Mail,
Toronto Star, Oct. 11, 2021). This means the entire school will learn remotely for the
time being, according to the Toronto District School Board.
• The Toronto Transit Commission is considering bringing back retirees to help fill any
labour shortages as an Oct. 30 deadline for employees to disclose their vaccination
status draws closer (Toronto Star, Oct. 11, 2021). Ontario employers are having
problems staffing up as vaccine mandates come into force. The province’s health
sector is also bracing for even worse staff shortages as a deadline for long-term care
employees to get vaccinated comes up next month.
• Medical practitioners should receive some clarity next week on how to handle
patients who have not received a COVID vaccine as the provincial governing body
for the sector aims to introduce a policy addressing the matter (New Brunswick
Telegraph-Journal, Oct. 11, 2021). The College of Physicians and Surgeons of New
Brunswick wants to ensure those who have not been vaccinated are receiving the
standard level of care.
• Given erratic messaging on COVID-19, it is no wonder the public in both Canada
and the US is confused, skeptical and frustrated, says former Brian Mulroney Chief
of Staff Derek Burney, who served as ambassador to the US from 1989-1993
(National Post, Oct. 12, 2021). COVID is stimulating more fear than common sense
and is aggravated by fatigue, uncertainty and a craving for a return to normalcy.
Vaccines were seen initially as a miracle cure with efficacy rates over 90 per cent,
but with the highly contagious delta variant, there is less certainty around efficacy,
which raises concerns for future variants.
• The remote B.C. community of Maaqtusiis, home to the Ahousaht Nation, has been
in lockdown for two weeks because of COVID-19. The schools have been closed,
non-essential travel to and from the community has been prohibited, and families
have been asked not to mingle with other households. Unlike many Indigenous
communities in B.C. where vaccination rates are below the provincial average, the
Ahousaht enthusiastically welcomed a team of public-health nurses who arrived with
the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 6. The outbreak adds to growing concerns that the
protective benefits of the vaccines may be waning (Globe and Mail, Oct. 10, 2021).
• Health care systems across the country are scrambling to avoid disruptions in
service ahead of mandatory vaccination deadlines, as tens of thousands of workers
in the sector remain unvaccinated despite the threat of unpaid leave (Canadian
Press, Oct. 9, 2021). The likelihood of large numbers of workers being suspended
as soon as Oct. 15 – when Quebec’s policy comes into effect – has providers staring
3down the prospect of major staffing gaps in hospitals and long-term care homes
amidst a fourth wave of COVID-19, and on top of existing labour shortages made
worse by pandemic burnout.
• Deadline day has arrived for staff at a number of privately run long-term care and
retirement homes in Canada to be fully vaccinated. The coalition of privately run
homes, operated by Chartwell, Extendicare, Responsive Group, Revera, and
Sienna, announced in August that COVID-19 vaccinations would be mandatory for
staff across the country (CityPulse News/Canadian Press, Oct. 12, 2021). Any staff
not fully vaccinated by the Oct. 12 deadline will be placed on an unpaid leave of
absence. Full vaccination is also required for all new hires, students and agency
personnel, across each organization. The group says they don’t expect the new
policy to impact staffing levels. “The safety of our residents in long-term care and
retirement homes, who trust us to provide the care and services they need, is
paramount,” the group said in the statement.
• A Toronto long-term care home has placed 79 staff members on unpaid, indefinite
leave as a part of their required COVID-19 immunization policy. Copernicus Lodge
on Roncesvalles Avenue says when the policy was announced on Sept. 10, there
were 111 unvaccinated staff. Since then 32 have received their first doses and the
rest have been placed on leave (CityPulse News, Oct. 8, 2021).
• The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are
concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to
wear masks. The survey by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at
the University of Saskatchewan was done by phone between Sept. 3 and Sept. 28. It
asked 1,000 people about any worries in sending kids to school and their thoughts
on what public health orders should be in place (Canadian Press, Oct. 12, 2021).
• Quebec health-care workers have an extra 30 days to get vaccinated before they will
be suspended without pay (CBC, October 14, 2021). Critics, including vaccinated
workers, call the move “weak” and say the health ministry has lost any leverage it
had dealing with vaccine holdouts. Health Minister Christian Dubé says the
province’s health system can’t afford to lose between 14,000 and 22,000 workers.
The head of Quebec’s nurses’ association says the new Nov. 15 deadline must be
final or the government risks losing the public’s trust.
• Long-term care home operators want entry-level “resident support assistants” to
become permanent fixtures in facilities (Toronto Star, October 14, 2021). The
position was created and approved by a “temporary” order in March 2020, part of the
Emergency Order and Civil Protection Act. Donna Duncan, the CEO of the Ontario
Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA), says the assistants are “not doing direct
(hands-on) care.” The OLTCA has made 50 recommendations for changes to the
2007 Long-Term Care Homes Act. Advantage Ontario, which represents not-for-
profit, municipal and charitable homes, says resident support workers are a “great
option that many homes have used during the pandemic to help improve the quality
of care” and that “their role should continue.” Critics of the role question the value of
“watering down” the skill level of workers in homes where residents are becoming
sicker and more frail.
• Several Ontario hospitals, including Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), are
enacting mandatory vaccine policies for visitors (The Canadian Press, October 13,
42021). A UHN spokesperson says the hospital network cares for some of Ontario’s
most immune-compromised and immune-suppressed people and they want to do
everything they can to protect them.
• Cornwall Community Hospital is putting hundreds of surgeries on hold, as rising
COVID-19 numbers force operating room closures (CBC, October 14, 2021).
Officials say only life-threatening cancer cases and other high-priority surgeries will
go ahead in the coming weeks. The city has some of the highest positivity rates and
lowest vaccination rates in Ontario.
• The Ontario government’s plan for lifting more COVID-19 restrictions will be
released next week (CBC, October 13, 2021). Easing of pandemic measures will
include ending capacity limits in all locations where proof-of-vaccination
requirements are in place.
• Ontario health officials want the province’s doctors to begin seeing patients in
person again, rather than virtually (CBC, October 13, 2021). In a letter sent to
physicians on Wednesday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore,
assistant deputy health minister Patrick Dicerni and College of Physicians and
Surgeons CEO Nancy Whitemore, say they've increasingly been hearing complaints
about offices not providing in-person care. They add that there are limits to virtual
care and that there are many patients for whom “the standard of care cannot be met
in a solely virtual care environment.” Some hospitals have reported surges in the
number of patients with relatively minor illnesses, which are negatively impacting
wait times. Specialists have reported receiving referrals for patients who haven’t first
had physical exams to determine if they actually need to see a specialist.
• While the U.S. land border with Canada will reopen to non-essential travel in early
November, some Canadians with mixed vaccine doses aren’t sure if they will be in
the clear (CBC, October 14, 2021). The U.S. will require foreign travellers entering
via land or air to be fully vaccinated, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
don’t recognize mixed COVID-19 vaccine doses yet. The CDC says guidance and
information regarding travel requirements will be finalized later this month.
• A standardized vaccine passport for Canadian travellers is expected “within weeks”
(Toronto Star, October 13, 2021). This timing aligns with the federal government’s
new requirement for travellers on plane, interprovincial trains and some maritime
vessels, to be fully vaccinated as of Oct. 30.
• Premier Doug Ford has asked hospital administrators for input on a potential vaccine
mandate for all Ontario health-care workers (CP24, October 15, 2021). In a letter
sent to CEOs and industry stakeholders, Ford acknowledged that some groups have
pushed for a province-wide mandate but said that any decision “will need to balance
the risk” of COVID-19 with the risk of “further exacerbating health human resourcing
challenges.” Hospital administrators have until Oct. 19 to respond.
• Private long-term care provider Extendicare has ended its contract with the
Saskatchewan government, after the province’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak
occurred in one of its homes (The Canadian Press, October 14, 2021). The
Saskatchewan Health Authority says the government and Extendicare “came to a
mutual agreement to end the contract.” The health authority will take over operations
of five long-term care homes previously run by Extendicare. A COVID-19 outbreak at
Parkside Extendicare in Regina saw 194 of 198 residents become infected, with 39
5deaths. Over 130 staff members at the home were also infected with COVID-19. An
independent investigation found staff and residents did not wear masks despite a
masking order and that 27 per cent of staff reported working while symptomatic, with
some saying they faced harassment if they asked to stay home due to illness.
• Ontarians will be able to download their vaccine certificate QR codes over the next
three days (CBC, October 15, 2021). The staggered rollout, which divides access
based on birth month, should ensure a “smooth user experience.” The vaccine
verification app for businesses, Verify Ontario, went live on Thursday. Using the app,
businesses and organizations will be able to scan vaccine certificate QR codes to
verify their patrons’ vaccine statuses.
• Toronto’s University Health Network, which runs Canada’s largest organ transplant
centre, has decided patients must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before
being put on a wait list for a solid organ transplant (Toronto Star, October 15, 2021).
Officials say the policy, the first of its kind to be implemented in Canada, is needed
to ensure donated organs go to recipients with the best chance of survival.
• Ontario’s chief medical officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, says the province will have a
“phased exit” from its vaccine passport system sometime in 2022 (Toronto Star,
October 14, 2021). Speaking on Thursday, Moore also said the province will be
“slow, gradual and cautious” in lifting capacity limits in restaurants and gyms, as it
waits to see if there is a spike in cases from Thanksgiving gatherings.
Industry coverage:
• Three hospitals in the London region are getting a $7.1-million boost from the
provincial government for critical upgrades and repairs through the Health
Infrastructure Renewal Fund (London Free Press, Oct. 8, 2021). The Chatham-Kent
Health Alliance is set to receive more than $1.9 million and Strathroy Middlesex
General Hospital is getting more than $970,000 that will go toward upgrading its
elevator service.
• Long-term care homes in Grey-Bruce will receive almost $3 million in new funding so
that staffing can be increased to support more direct care time for residents
(Dundalk Herald, Oct. 8, 2021). This funding will increase the daily average to three
hours, per resident per day by the end of this fiscal year, from two hours and 45
minutes. The funding province-wide is up to $270 million.
• Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current
reality doesn’t come close, says a survey that will inform new national standards of
care. The survey was conducted by the National Institute on Aging on behalf of the
Health Standards Organization. It will shape the national standards that are being
refreshed at the behest of the federal government (Canadian Press, Oct. 11, 2021).
Of the survey’s 16,093 responses, 67.3 per cent did not feel that long-term care
homes in Canada provide safe, reliable, and high-quality care.
• As the deadline for all employees in the City of Toronto to be fully protected from
COVID-19 passes, a patchwork of penalties means the public may not know that key
front-line workers are vaccinated (Toronto Star/Granthala.com, Oct. 13, 2021). While
Torontonians may feel reassured by the city’s tough stance – thousands of
employees face vaccinations or suspensions and then dismissals – a Toronto police
6officer leaning into vehicle should not face such an ultimatum. Meanwhile, drivers of
TTC vehicles without vaccination face only possible penalties. The fate of those
vaccination holdouts is unclear due to staff shortages and fears of transit service
disruptions as a result.
• Nursing homes in New Brunswick have been hit hard by the fourth wave of COVID-
19, driven by surging infections in the province not seen since the pandemic began
(Globe and Mail, Oct. 13, 2021). The coronavirus has torn through a dozen homes
since mid-September. Nine are still battling outbreaks, including the 118-bed Drew
Nursing Home in southeastern New Brunswick, where eight of the 29 residents who
tested positive have died. Until last month, not a single resident or staff member in
the vast majority of the province’s 71 homes had fallen ill with COVID-19.
• Canadian scientists say there isn’t yet enough evidence that healthy adults need a
COVID-19 booster shot and that rolling out third vaccine doses too quickly will do
more harm than good (Canadian Press, Oct. 13, 2021). The issue of third doses has
become more heated in recent weeks as new research shows that protection
against COVID-19 infection starts to slip in some vaccinated individuals over time. In
light of the new evidence, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization
now recommends that immunocompromised adults and seniors living in long-term
care settings receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to ensure they have better
protection.
• All but two COVID-19 cases at a shuttered Etobicoke secondary school appear to
have resulted from student-to-student transmission and it is possible that some were
contracted during school events, Toronto’s top doctor says (CP24, Oct. 12, 2021).
All 773 students at Silverthorn Collegiate Institute near Bunhamthorpe Road and Mill
Road have been switched to online learning after Toronto Public Health declared an
outbreak at the school on Monday evening.
• Several Ontario hospitals have placed staff on unpaid leave or terminated them due
to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, but they say the numbers are relatively
low and won't affect patient care (Canadian Press, Oct. 12, 2021). A spokesman for
Cambridge Memorial Hospital said 51 staff members who either haven't been
vaccinated or won't share their status have been placed on leave.
• Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) will be hosting a number
of COVID-19 vaccination clinics catering to the Black community in an effort to
address vaccine hesitancy (CP24, Oct. 8, 2021).
• The United States is reopening its land border to fully vaccinated Canadians in early
November. US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the
development in a news release Wednesday, saying it was based on guidance from
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The changes will also apply to
ferry crossings, he said. (Globe and Mail, Oct. 13, 2021)
• About 18,000 Waterloo students need to be vaccinated against HPV and Hepatitis
B, as the region’s public health unit struggles to get through a pandemic-related
backlog (CBC, October 13, 2021). The health unit is more than a year behind on
standard vaccinations. Program administrators say the region’s COVID-19 response
monopolized public-health resources. Mass catch-up clinics for students will begin in
November.
7• Canadian Blood Services will allow some gay and bisexual men to donate blood
plasma in two test cities: Calgary, Alberta and London, Ontario (CBC, October 13,
2021). This is the first time the agency is opening donations to gay and bisexual
men, after years of criticism over their discriminatory policy.
• Waterloo-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting its first confirmed case of the flu
since April 2020 (CBC, October 14, 2021). Dr. Nicola Mercer, the region’s medical
officer of health, says people should expect to see more cases this fall and winter.
Mercer urges residents to get their flu shots to avoid overwhelming the health
system as they continue fighting the pandemic.
A “crucial” medical interpreter program serving Waterloo and Wellington regions will
be cut at the end of the month (CBC, October 15, 2021). The program, funded by
the Ontario government, offered in-person, virtual and telephone interpretation
services to clients of 119 of health-care providers. Advocates for the program say it
is needed more than ever, due to an influx of Afghan refugees entering Canada
Labour coverage:
• More than 24,000 nurses and other health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente in
California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike, threatening to walk
out over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic
(Canadian Press/Associated Press, Oct. 12, 2021). Kaiser, one of the nation's
largest health care providers, has proposed a two-tiered wage and benefits system
that would give newer employees lower pay and fewer health protections. The
unions want Kaiser to abandon that plan. They also want 4% raises for each the
next three years and a commitment to hire more nurses to relieve staffing shortages.
Kaiser has offered 1% a year, with additional lump sums, and says it must reduce
labor costs to remain competitive.
Political coverage:
• Doug Ford's government has not yet signed a deal with Ottawa on child care in part
because of a "money" disagreement, says a senior Ontario official (CBC News, Oct.
12, 2021). According to the source, who was not allowed to speak publicly on the
matter, the Trudeau government is ready to offer around $10 billion over five years
to Canada's most populous province, so that it can create $10-a-day child-care
spaces by 2026. The federal Liberals have already concluded agreements with
seven provinces and one territory: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and the Yukon.
• A member of the Conservative Party of Canada’s national council has been
suspended, after leading an online petition to trigger an early review of Erin
O’Toole’s leadership (The Canadian Press, October 14, 2021). Bert Chen launched
the petition hours after O’Toole’s election defeat on Sept. 20. Party president Rob
Batherson says Chen’s suspension of up to 60 days follows complaints about his
conduct. The party’s next national convention isn’t until 2023.
• The Prime Minister’s Office has announced Parliament will return on Nov. 22, with a
focus on COVID-19 vaccinations and paid sick leave (CBC, October 15, 2021).
Cabinet will be sworn in on Oct. 26.
8Registered nurses forced to give back money
to Ford government, says ONA
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (Binbrook, Ontario) – Seven dedicated
registered nurses who work tirelessly at AbleLiving, a not-for-profit in-home and
support organization for people with severe disabilities that require round-the-clock
care, are being forced to give money back to the Ford government.
“In an unsympathetic move, the Treasury Board has informed ONA and AbleLiving
that it is denying an exemption from its wage-cap legislation, Bill 124, that both
parties jointly requested,” says ONA President Vicki McKenna, RN. “What is most
distressing is that our members must now have to pay back money to the
government because of this ruling. How the Ford government thinks that collecting
these funds back from these hard-working nurses will save the Ontario budget is
completely beyond me.”
Registered nurses at AbleLiving treat the most disadvantaged adults who have
very complex care issues and require 24-hour care. Nearly all of the RNs have
turned over within the past five years, making recruiting and retaining qualified staff
next to impossible. In fact, the employer has acknowledged their challenging work,
and freely negotiated with ONA a two-per-cent wage increase for the nurses. Yet,
because of Bill 124, these nurses must now give back money freely negotiated to
recognize their value, McKenna notes.
“Nursing in Ontario is cracking, and with the government being heavy-handed with
pushing Bill 124 on nurses, it will continue to break until it completely shatters. This
wage suppression legislation is extremely detrimental to recruitment and retention
across the province. We are hearing daily of nurses leaving the profession
because of disrespect. Nurses like those who work at AbleLiving must be treated
fairly and Bill 124 is not fair in the least,” adds McKenna.
“AbleLiving registered nurses should not have to pay back the Ford government,
and their workplace should be exempted from Bill 124, as both the employer and
ONA had originally requested. It’s time for Premier Ford to honour these nurses,
recognize their worth and do the right thing,” says McKenna.
ONA is the union representing more than 68,000 registered nurses and health-
care professionals, as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, providing care in
hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and
industry.
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9Supreme Court of Canada rules:
A 15-year pursuit for fairness and equity for nursing home registered
nurses concludes in ONA’s favour
TORONTO, October 15, 2021 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is celebrating
a momentous Supreme Court of Canada decision following a 15-year-long battle to
maintain pay equity rights for registered nurses (RNs) working in private nursing
homes.
A decision released on October 14, 2021 by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) –
the highest court in the country – dismissed the for-profit Nursing Homes’ and the
Attorney-General of Ontario’s application for appeal to the SCC. The Ontario Court of
Appeal decision stands, which notes that RNs in for-profit nursing homes have the
right to be compared to the Homes for the Aged nurses and a male comparator for
pay equity maintenance.
“This is a huge victory for ONA,” ONA President Vicki McKenna, RN, says. “We have
never backed down on this case, and our persistence and energy to fight for pay equity
have paid off. This is a very important win for all working women in female-dominated
workplaces, which access the proxy-comparison method to establish and maintain
pay equity.”
The proxy sections of the Pay Equity Act provide a way for women to achieve pay
equity where there are no male comparators in their workplace. Under the proxy
method, public-sector organizations with no male job classes are able to access a
male comparator’s wage rates from another public-sector organization that has
already achieved pay equity. Under the Act, the proxy employer for nursing homes is
the municipal homes for the aged.
“We are thrilled that we can now move forward once and for all and we can begin to
implement the Court of Appeal decision,” says McKenna. “The court has agreed with
ONA. Our members – as well as all working women in female-dominated workplaces
in the public sector – will see that their work is valued and receive the compensation
that they are entitled to. This decision will greatly improve workers’ wages in the
sector, which can be helpful with recruitment and retention efforts.”
Adds McKenna: “The Ford government could have conceded this case several years
ago, which would have saved hundreds of hours of time and thousands of dollars in
legal fees and court costs. Instead, this government pursued every legal avenue
possible to quash our members’ right to gender equality and pay equity. The Supreme
Court of Canada is the final stop in the legal process so now we can move forward.”
The Ontario Nurses’ Association is the union representing more than 68,000
registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as 18,000 nursing student
affiliates, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the
community, clinics and industry.
10Global Nurses United
Media Clips
Australia
https://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/story/7462057/nurses-plead-for-caution-as-nsw-
reopens/?cs=9676
Headline: Nurses plead for caution as NSW reopens
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Australia
https://www.echo.net.au/2021/10/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%
8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bnurses-and-midwives-on-tenterhooks-over-reopening-of-
nsw/
Headline: Nurses and midwives ‘on tenterhooks’ over reopening of NSW
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Australia
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7459168/more-nurses-needed-as-staff-
experience-burn-out/
Headline: Nurses say support for the healthcare sector is needed sooner rather than
later
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Australia
https://www.smh.com.au/national/plan-to-bring-thousands-of-nurses-and-doctors-into-
fortress-australia-20211008-p58yf0.html
Headline: Plan to bring thousands of nurses and doctors into ‘Fortress Australia’
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Australia
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-system-is-buckling-elective-surgery-cut-
back-as-health-workers-warn-of-mounting-strain-20210930-p58w0e.html
Headline: ‘The system is buckling’: Elective surgery cut back as health workers warn of
mounting strain
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Australia
https://ntindependent.com.au/royal-darwin-hospital-plunged-into-code-yellow-status-
again/
Headline: Royal Darwin Hospital plunged into ‘code yellow’ status again
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11Australia
https://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/7447876/fear-for-small-towns/
Headline: Doctors, nurses and paramedics fearful small towns face potential COVID
disaster
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Australia
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/qld/2021/09/30/queensland-lockdown-trigger/
Headline: Plea for Qlders to follow rules amid fears NRL final could be virus ‘seeding
event’
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Brazil
http://conselho.saude.gov.br/ultimas-noticias-cns/2089-contra-retorno-de-manicomios-
cns-realiza-ato-preparatorio-para-conferencia-nacional-de-saude-mental
Manchete: Contra retorno de manicômios, CNS realiza ato preparatório para
Conferência Nacional de Saúde Mental
Headline: Against the return of asylums, CNS prepares for the National Conference on
Mental Health
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Canada
https://www.thebruns.ca/articles/done-asking-canadas-nurses-day-of-action
Headline: Done Asking: Canada’s Nurses Day of Action
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-nurses-union-tenative-collective-
agreement-1.6202287
Headline: Manitoba Nurses Union reaches tentative collective agreement after 7 weeks
of mediation
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Canada
https://www.therecord.com/opinion/2021/10/04/if-nurses-are-our-heroes-then-why-is-
their-pay-raise-so-lousy.html
Headline: If nurses are our heroes, then why is their pay raise so lousy?
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12Canada
https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/638751/un-millier-d-infirmieres-ont-accepte-
la-prime-de-quebec
Titre: Un millier d’infirmières ont accepté la nouvelle prime de Québec
Headline: A thousand nurses have accepted the new Quebec premium
.....
Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-military-covid-19-hospital-icu-
1.6197926
Headline: Military nurses to land in Alberta Monday to ease health-care strain from
COVID-19
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Canada
https://www.919thebend.ca/2021/10/07/rns-nurse-practitioners-reject-second-contract/
Headline: RNs, Nurse Practitioners Reject Second Contract
.....
Canada
https://www.mymcmurray.com/2021/10/07/local-nurse-says-northern-lights-regional-
healthcare-centre-at-a-breaking-point/
Headline: Local nurse says Northern Lights Regional Healthcare Centre at a "breaking
point"
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/zambory-nurses-covid-19-moe-
1.6204270
Headline: Shuffling health-care workers around won't solve COVID crisis: Sask. nurses'
union president
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Canada
https://www.lapresse.ca/contexte/2021-10-03/l-edito-vous-repond/convention-des-
infirmieres-qu-attend-on.php
Titre: Convention des infirmières : qu’attend-on ?
Headline: Nurses agreement: what are we waiting for?
.....
13Canada
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/fiq-signs-collective-agreement-with-quebec-valid-until-2023-
1.5612963
Headline: FIQ signs collective agreement with Quebec, valid until 2023
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Canada
https://rabble.ca/labour/canadas-health-care-crisis-worse-after-unnecessary-election-
union-president/
Headline: Canada’s health-care crisis worse after ‘unnecessary’ election: union
president
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Canada
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-nurses-share-stories-from-the-frontlines/
Headline: Nurses share stories from the frontlines
.....
Canada
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2021-09-28/penurie-de-main-d-oeuvre/quebec-
veut-accelerer-la-formation-des-infirmieres-auxiliaires.php
Titre: Québec veut accélérer la formation des infirmières auxiliaires
Headline: Quebec wants to accelerate the training of licensed practical nurses
.....
Canada
https://www.lequotidien.com/actualites/encore-300-infirmieres-manquantes-dans-la-
region-49b5e807c3c30c68b98eb11c4823d164
Titre: Encore 300 infirmières manquantes dans la région
Headline: Still 300 nurses lacking in the region
.....
Canada
https://www.airdrietoday.com/beyond-local/the-pandemics-toll-on-health-care-workers-
4464778
Headline: The pandemic's toll on health care workers
.....
Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/christy-tashjian-waiting-to-work-
1.6189165
Headline: Forced to sit out during pandemic, nurse calls for changes to Ontario's
registration process
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14Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/agency-nurses-hours-worked-doubled-
causing-resentment-1.6192925
Headline: Province relying on contract workers as Manitoba struggles to fill shortage of
public nurses
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ont-hospitals-facing-chronic-nursing-
shortage-as-pandemic-fourth-wave-nears-1.6187289
Headline: London, Ont., hospitals facing chronic nursing shortage as pandemic fourth
wave nears
.....
Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canadian-thoracic-society-respirologists-
mandatory-vaccinations-health-care-workers-1.6189790
Headline: Respiratory professionals' group seeks mandatory COVID vaccination for
health-care workers
.....
Canada
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/nursing-shortage-forcing-longer-er-wait-times-
union-575433732.html
Headline: Nursing shortage forcing longer ER wait times: union
.....
Canada
https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/independent-committee-review-last-resort-
to-address-southlake-units-nursing-shortage-ona-4466751
Headline: Independent committee review 'last resort' to address Southlake unit's nursing
shortage: ONA
.....
Canada
https://www.660citynews.com/2021/10/01/alberta-nurses-federal-covid-aid/
Deadline: Federal aid good, but lockdown still needed, nursing union says
.....
Canada
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/sask-doctors-nurses-say-current-covid-19-restrictions-not-
enough-1.5605433
Headline: Sask. doctors, nurses say current COVID-19 restrictions 'not enough'
.....
15Canada
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/nurses-want-national-hiring-and-retention-strategy-amid-
staffing-crisis/it86045
Headline: Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing 'crisis'
.....
Honduras
https://hondudiario.com/covid-19/aneeah-denuncia-que-procesos-burocraticos-retrasa-
las-contrataciones-de-enfermeras/
Titular: ANEEAH denuncia que procesos burocráticos retrasan la contratación de
enfermeras
Headline: ANEEAH denounces that bureaucratic processes delay the hiring of
nurses
.....
Honduras
https://www.latribuna.hn/2021/10/01/segun-la-aneeah-a-paso-lento-contratan-personal-
de-enfermeria/
Titular: Según la ANEEAH: A paso lento contratan personal de enfermería
Headline: According to ANEEAH: At a slow pace they hire nursing staff
.....
Ireland
https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2021/10/07/worrying-level-of-burnout-among-
nurses-and-midwives/
Headline: Worrying level of burnout among nurses and midwives
.....
Ireland
https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/national-news/675069/taken-a-psychological-toll-
new-survey-reveals-90-of-nurses-are-facing-mental-exhaustion.html
Headline: 'Taken a psychological toll'; New survey reveals 90% of nurses are facing
mental exhaustion
.....
Ireland
https://www.thejournal.ie/nurses-midwives-mental-exhaustion-covid-5567975-Oct2021/
Headline: Nine in 10 nurses and midwives feel mentally exhausted as result of Covid-19
pandemic
.....
16Ireland
https://www.echolive.ie/nationalnews/arid-40714616.html
Headline: Worst hospital overcrowding since pandemic began with 467 on trolleys
.....
Ireland
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/health-workers-need-additional-
recognition-for-covid-pandemic-says-inmo-1.4685223
Headline: Health workers need additional recognition for Covid pandemic, says INMO
.....
Ireland
https://www.sundayworld.com/news/irish-news/head-of-inmo-says-better-hospital-
security-needed-after-tragic-joe-mccarron-incident-40901314.html
Headline: Head of INMO says better hospital security needed after tragic Joe McCarron
incident
.....
Ireland
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40707308.html
Headline: Cork University Hospital warns of delays at 'exceptionally busy' emergency
department
.....
Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0929/1249640-pandemic-bonus/
Headline: INMO criticises level of engagement on pandemic bonus
.....
Ireland
https://www.echolive.ie/nationalnews/arid-40710164.html
Headline: Record overcrowding in country's worst-hit hospitals
.....
Ireland
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40706108.html
Headline: Government 'dilly-dallying' over rewards for health workers
.....
17Italy
https://www.nurse24.it/infermiere/attualita-infermieri/sardegna-gli-infermieri-
scarseggiano-e-alcuni-si-licenziano.html
Titolo: Sardegna: gli infermieri scarseggiano e alcuni si licenziano
Headline: Sardinia: nurses are scarce and some are resigning
.....
Italy
https://www.infermieristicamente.it/articolo/14439/nuovo-contratto,-novita-dalla-
programmazione-dei-turni-alla-mobilita:-accolte-richieste-nursind
Titolo: Nuovo contratto, novità. Dalla programmazione dei turni alla mobilità: accolte
richieste NurSind
Headline: New contract, news. From shift planning to mobility: NurSind requests
accepted
.....
Italy
https://www.primapaginaonline.it/2021/09/29/nursind-esposto-blocco-operatorio/
Titolo: NurSind: troppe ore di lavoro, salute dei pazienti a rischio
Headline: NurSind: too many hours of work, patient health at risk
.....
Italy
https://www.nurse24.it/dossier/covid19/piemonte-nursind-lamenta-lo-scarso-numero-di-
infermieri.html
Titolo: Piemonte: NurSind lamenta lo scarso numero di infermieri
Headline: Piedmont: NurSind complains about the low number of nurses
.....
Italy
https://www.nurse24.it/dossier/covid19/nursind-tamponi-e-test-sierologici-per-i-sanitari-
a-rischio.html
Titolo: Nursind: tamponi e test sierologici per i sanitari a rischio
Headline: Nursind: swabs and serological tests for healthcare professionals at risk
.....
New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-unwelcome-nurses-leaving-nz-
over-immigration-rules/QELJZ26R3UB7363TYGJRCQBPYY/
Headline: Covid 19 Delta outbreak: 'Unwelcome' nurses leaving NZ over immigration
rules
.....
18New Zealand
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/extent-aged-care-nurse-shortage-revealed
Headline: Extent of aged care nurse shortage revealed
.....
New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/residency-pathway-welcome-for-nursing-workforce-but-
more-kiwi-talent-needed/IWSKU5PVGWWOSZXLQ4H34R3AKI/
Headline: Residency pathway 'welcome' for nursing workforce, but more Kiwi talent
needed
.....
Paraguay
https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica/2021/10/02/enfermeras-y-enfermeros-se-
candidatan-a-concejalias-y-debaten-proyectos/
Titular: Enfermeras y enfermeros se candidatan a concejalías y debaten proyectos
Headline: Nurses run for council offices and debate projects
.....
Peru
https://www.expreso.com.pe/polidatos/ministros-lagartos-enganaron-enfermeras/
Titular: MINISTROS LAGARTOS ENGAÑARON A ENFERMERAS
Headline: “LIZARD” MINISTERS DECEIVED NURSES
.....
Philippines
https://www.bulatlat.com/2021/10/04/union-calls-for-pgh-budget-increase-amid-the-
sorry-state-of-hospital/
Headline: Union calls for PGH budget increase amid the sorry state of hospital
.....
Philippines
https://opinion.inquirer.net/144702/enough-of-governments-insensitive-inefficient-
management-of-the-covid-19-crisis
Headline: Enough of government’s insensitive, inefficient management of the COVID-19
crisis
.....
19Philippines
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/28/21/nurses-reject-singular-allowance-
proposal-by-doh
Headline: 'Meager, divisive, unfair': Why nurses' group rejects 'singular allowance'
proposal
.....
Philippines
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1493872/health-workers-union-reject-doh-singular-
allowance-proposal
Headline: Alliance of Health Workers rejects allowance system proposed by DOH
.....
Philippines
https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/27/group-welcomes-senate-bills-expanding-pandemic-
benefits-to-all-health-workers/
Headline: Group welcomes Senate Bills expanding pandemic benefits to all health
workers
.....
Philippines
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1495271/health-care-workers-benefits-singular-plan-brings-
multiple-issues
Headline: Health care workers’ benefits: ‘Singular’ plan brings multiple issues
.....
Philippines
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/366106
Headline: Health workers nix singular stipend
.....
Portugal
https://tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/sindicato-dos-enfermeiros-portugueses/enfermeiros-
alertam-para-eventuais-situacoes-de-rutura-por-exaustao-e-cansaco
Manchete: ENFERMEIROS ALERTAM PARA EVENTUAIS SITUAÇÕES DE RUTURA
POR "EXAUSTÃO E CANSAÇO"
Headline: NURSES WARN OF POSSIBLE SITUATIONS OF RUPTURE DUE TO
"EXHAUSTION AND TIREDNESS"
.....
20Portugal
https://www.tsf.pt/portugal/sociedade/enfermeiros-acusam-governo-de-propaganda-
quando-diz-que-o-sns-e-uma-prioridade-14195602.html
Manchete: Enfermeiros acusam Governo de propaganda quando diz que o SNS é uma
prioridade
Headline: Nurses accuse Government of propaganda when it says the NHS is a priority
.....
Portugal
https://www.publico.pt/2021/10/07/sociedade/noticia/enfermeiros-estao-exaustos-
sindicato-alerta-possivel-ruptura-centros-saude-1980252
Manchete: Enfermeiros “estão exaustos”. Sindicato alerta para possível ruptura dos
centros de saúde
Headline: Nurses "are exhausted". Union warns of possible disruption of health centers
.....
Portugal
https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/enfermeiros-denunciam-falta-de-vacinas-contra-a-gripe-
nos-centros-de-saude_a1351800
Manchete: Enfermeiros denunciam falta de vacinas contra a gripe nos Centros de
Saúde
Headline: Nurses report lack of flu vaccines in Health Centers
.....
Portugal
https://www.abrilabril.pt/trabalho/enfermeiras-contra-discriminacao-devido-maternidade
Manchete: Enfermeiras contra discriminação devido à maternidade
Headline: Nurses against discrimination due to maternity
.....
South Africa
https://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/nursing-union-welcomes-public-protectors-
report-on-kzn-hospitals-20211008
Headline: Nursing union welcomes public protector’s report on KZN hospitals
.....
South Africa
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-10-08-ageing-nurses-a-crisis-on-
the-near-horizon-for-sa/
Headline: Ageing nurses: A crisis on the near horizon for SA
.....
21South Africa
https://sundayworld.co.za/news/limpopo-fails-nursing-colleges/
Headline: Limpopo fails nursing colleges
.....
South Africa
https://allafrica.com/stories/202109290115.html
Headline: Kenya: Meru Medics Renew Calls for National Health Commission
.....
Spain
https://www.lavozdecordoba.es/actualidad/2021/10/05/satse-denuncia-el-interes-de-las-
aseguradoras-por-no-cubrir-las-actuaciones-asistenciales-del-covid-19/
Titular: SATSE denuncia el interés de las aseguradoras por no cubrir las actuaciones
asistenciales del covid-19
Headline: SATSE denounces the interest of insurers in not covering the assistance
actions of the covid-19
.....
Spain
https://www.huelvainformacion.es/huelva/Satse-Huelva-consolidar-enfermera-
educativos_0_1617138987.html
Titular: Satse Huelva lanza nueva campaña para consolidar la figura de la enfermera
escolar en los centros educativos
Headline: Satse union launches a new campaign to consolidate the figure of the school
nurse in educational centers
.....
Spain
http://revista.lamardeonuba.es/el-sindicato-de-enfermeria-denuncia-la-puesta-en-
marcha-de-las-consultas-de-acogida-sin-dotacion-de-recursos-ni-formacion-adecuada-
de-profesionales/
Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería denuncia la puesta en marcha de las «consultas de
acogida» sin dotación de recursos ni formación adecuada de profesionales
Headline: The Nursing Union denounces the launch of "reception consultations" without
the provision of resources or adequate training for professionals
.....
22Spain
https://eldiariocantabria.publico.es/articulo/sanidad/satse-ve-inviable-simultanear-
vacunacion-gripe-covid-aumentar-plantilla-enfermeras/20211007173923104992.html
Titular: SATSE ve difícil compaginar la vacunación de gripe y Covid sin más enfermeras
Headline: SATSE finds it difficult to combine flu and Covid vaccinations without more
nurses
.....
Spain
https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/cantabria/satse-exige-sanidad-20210928122547-
nt.html
Titular: Satse exige a Sanidad que pague la deuda con las enfermeras
Headline: Satse demands Health Ministry pay debt owed to nurses
.....
Spain
https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/salamanca/satse-denuncia-enfermeras-
20210929174108-nt.html
Titular: Satse denuncia que las enfermeras «tienen que compartir taquillas» en el nuevo
Hospital de Salamanca
Headline: Satse denounces that nurses "have to share lockers" in the new Salamanca
Hospital
.....
Spain
https://www.mallorcadiario.com/satse-son-espases-en-vilo-250-enfermeras
Titular: Satse denuncia que Son Espases tiene "en vilo" a 250 enfermeras
Headline: Satse denounces that Son Espases has 250 nurses "on hold"
.....
Sri Lanka
http://www.adaderana.lk/news/77535/health-trade-unions-on-token-strike-today
Headline: Health trade unions on token strike today
.....
Sri Lanka
https://www.nation.lk/online/health-sector-unions-launch-strike-125005.html
Headline: Health sector unions launch strike
.....
23Sri Lanka
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front_page/Health-TUs-to-launch-strike-action-from-7-00-
am-to-12-noon-today/238-221188
Headline: Health TUs to launch strike action from 7.00 am to 12 noon today
.....
United Kingdom
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960406
Headline: Threat of Nurses' Industrial Action Over Pay Grows
.....
United Kingdom
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/inr.12722
Headline: COVID-19 and the global need for knowledge on nurses' health
.....
United Kingdom
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/concerning-spike-in-nurse-mental-health-
and-respiratory-sick-days-since-covid-19-05-10-2021/
Headline: Concerning spike in nurse mental health and respiratory sick days since Covid-
19
.....
United Kingdom
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/rcn-to-test-appetite-among-nurses-in-
england-for-pay-strike-06-10-2021/
Headline: RCN to test appetite among nurses in England for pay strike
.....
United Kingdom
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/rcn-scotland-to-consult-nurses-on-
industrial-action-over-pay-dispute-29-09-2021/
Headline: RCN Scotland to consult nurses on industrial action over pay dispute
.....
United Kingdom
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-action-needed-now-for-safe-
and-effective-patient-care
Headline: Associate Feature: Action needed now for safe and effective patient care
.....
24United Kingdom
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2021/09/30/raising-
profile-of-nursing-and-midwifery-is-key-for-global-health-improvement-new-report-says/
Headline: Raising profile of nursing and midwifery is 'key for global health improvement',
new report says
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United Kingdom
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/calls-for-nurses-to-be-prioritised-for-fuel-
in-interest-of-patient-safety-27-09-2021/
Headline: Calls for nurses to be prioritised for fuel in interest of patient safety
.....
United States
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/tucson-nurses-find-sinemas-office-empty-just-like-
her-promises/
Headline: Tucson nurses find Sinema’s office empty, just like her promises
.....
United States
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/union-challenges-exploitative-hospital-
contract-requirements-new-nurses
Headline: Union challenges 'exploitative' hospital contract requirements for new nurses
.....
United States
https://patch.com/california/roseville-ca/nurses-protest-new-city-meeting-regs-gb-
students-want-change
Headline: Nurses Protest + New City Meeting Regs + GB Students Want Change
.....
United States
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/03/opinions/covid-19-vaccinations-health-and-care-
workers-frieden-masiyiwa/index.html
Headline: This is what we owe the world's health and care workers, who put their lives on
the line for us
.....
United States
https://morningconsult.com/2021/10/04/health-care-workers-series-part-2-workforce/
Headline: Nearly 1 in 5 Health Care Workers Have Quit Their Jobs During the Pandemic
.....
25United States
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article254726762.html
Headline: Florida will be short nearly 60,000 nurses by 2035, report says
.....
United States
https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/hospitals-tight-lipped-on-impact-of-covid-19-
vaccination-requirements/36ZRJW5L7FDMPJVPQZ6FECSKAU/
Headline: Hospitals tight-lipped on impact of COVID-19 vaccination requirements
.....
United States
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/10/02/i-thought-for-sure-i-would-be-fired-vaccine-
mandate-deadline-arrives-for-twin-cities-health-care-systems/
Headline: ‘I Thought For Sure I Would Be Fired’: Vaccine Mandate Deadline Arrives For
Twin Cities Health Care Systems
.....
United States
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/10/03/california-vaccine-mandate-most-health-
care-workers-are-complying-hospitals-say/
Headline: California vaccine mandate: Most health care workers are complying, hospitals
say
.....
United States
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2021/10/medicare-for-all-is-a-matter-of-justice-and-
healthcare-savings-dr-johnathon-ross.html
Headline: Medicare for all is a matter of justice – and healthcare savings: Dr. Johnathon
Ross
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United States
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/nurses-union-calls-on-ftc-to-investigate-
exploitative-contracts-that-place-harsh-burdens-on-new-graduates.html
Headline: Nurses union calls on FTC to investigate 'RN residency' contracts that keep
new grads at hospitals for set period
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United States
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/union-nurses-says-hospitals-aren-t-
following-osha-covid-19-mandates.html
Headline: Union nurses say hospitals aren't following OSHA COVID-19 mandates
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