Ontario Health Coalition
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Long-term care homes are facing a crisis. Personal support workers (PSWs), responsible for the daily hands-on care for long-term care residents, are overworked, underpaid, and unequipped to deal with the challenges of their profession.
Ontario Health Coalition
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Long-term care homes are facing a crisis. Personal support workers (PSWs), responsible for the daily hands-on care for long-term care residents, are overworked, underpaid, and unequipped to deal with the challenges of their profession. A new report released by the Ontario Health Coalition, commissioned by Unifor, details the harsh reality PSWs face and highlights how the huge shortage of PSWs has affected all Ontarians. A cross-province tour of the new report, which can be found here, is almost underway. Please find the list of press conferences across the province below. While space for the press conferences are limited, please read the report and let your local politicians know they need to act now to fix the crisis. We will send out updates on upcoming events weekly. You can always see our upcoming events on our calendar on our website. Thank you!
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PSW Crisis Tour Press Conferences
Wednesday January 29
Oshawa
10 am, Donevan Recreation Complex (Program Room), 171 Harmony Road S
Ottawa
10 am, Centretown Community Health Centre, 420 Cooper St
Thursday January 30
St. Catharines
10 am, St. Catharines Public Library Main Branch (Rotary Room), 54 Church St
Monday February 3
Sault Ste. Marie
12 pm, Unifor Local 1359, 6-773 Great Northern Road
Wednesday February 5
London
10 am, Unifor Local 302, 125 Elm St
Chatham
1 pm, Unifor Local 127, 405 Riverview Dr, Suite 305
Friday February 7
Hamilton
10 am, Unifor Local 504, 307 Queenston Rd
Kitchener-Waterloo
1:30 pm, Unifor Local 1106, 600 Wabanaki Dr, Kitchener
Monday February 10
Thunder Bay
10 am, Unifor Local 229, 1060 Lithium Dr
Tuesday February 11
Kingston
10 am, Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 382 Bagot St
Sarnia
10 am, Strangway Community Centre, 260 East Street N
Oxford County
10 am, Tillsonburg Seniors centre, 45 Hardy Ave, Tillsonburg
Thursday February 13
Windsor
10 am, Unifor local 2458, 3400 Somme Ave
Friday February 14
Brampton
10 am, Central Public School Studio D, 24 Alexander St
Thursday February 20
Sudbury
10 am, Unifor local 598, 2550 Richard Lake Dr
Local Health Coalition Meetings
Everyone is welcome to join local health coalition monthly meetings, where discussions on local and provincial public health care take place. They are listed below for the next month. If your local coalition is holding a meeting or has a regular monthly meeting date, please email back with ATTN: SALAH in the subject line and let us know.
Monday January 27
Hamilton Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
5 pm, USW Local 1005 Hall, 350 Kenilworth Avenue North, 2nd floor, Hamilton
Tuesday January 28
Peel Health Coalition Meeting
6 pm, Labour Community Services of Peel, 10 Gillingham Dr, Suite 213, Brampton
Wednesday January 29
Stratford and Area Concerned Citizens Group Monthly Meeting
5 pm, For more information: please contact Treena Hollingworth at 647-537-4357
Durham Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
7 pm, Unifor Hall, 1425 Phillip Murray Ave., Oshawa
Thursday February 6
Save Our Welland Hospital Meeting
6:30 pm, Welland City Hall, 60 E Main St, Welland,
Monday February 10
Kitchener-Waterloo Region Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
7 pm, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Heather Room, 54 Queen St N, Kitchener
Wednesday February 12
Kingston Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
5 pm, For more information: call Matthew at 613-542-5834
Thunder Bay Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
6:30 pm, OPSEU Hall, 326 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay
Thursday February 13
Kawartha Lakes Health Coalition Regular Monthly Meeting
6 pm, Lindsay Public Library, 190 Kent St W, Lindsay