PSW

• PSWs in Ontario hospitals still waiting on permanent wage increase

  ``There's no excuse for this,'' said Michael Hurley, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2022
  
• London, Ont. widow speaks out against Bill 7 following husband’s death

  Jane Berges' late husband died in April after being “forcibly” transferred from the London Health Sciences Centre to a nursing home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, she said.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2022
  
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• PSW facing charges in connection with jewelry stolen, pawned from clients

  Niagara Regional police say they were able to identify the suspect with the help of a local pawnshop owner who provided security camera footage.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2022
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• Accelerated, tuition-free PSW training set to start at Mohawk College in July

  A personal support worker (PSW) professor says the accelerated curriculum can be completed in less than six months and offers paid work placement.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2022
• Low wages factoring into New Brunswick labour shortage, says economist

  “The staff that are on now are strained, they’re working extra hours, they’re pulling overtime trying to cover the shifts that we can’t cover," said Crystal Powell.

  Economy

  Jun 13, 2022
• Ontario camp counsellor, PSW charged in sex assault and child porn investigation: police

  According to police, Camp Kennebec is a summer camp specializing in youth, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2022
• Ontario NDP platform: Pharmacare, tax freeze and health care spending

  Ontario's New Democrats are unveiling their platform today, ahead of a looming election call, and one section is aimed at recruiting, retaining and supporting health-care workers.

  Politics

  Apr 25, 2022
• Ottawa personal support worker charged with assault of long term care home resident

  Ottawa police say family members noticed "unexplained bruising" on the body of an 87-year-old woman, so they put a camera in her room at the facility.

  Crime

  Apr 21, 2022
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• Ontario to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Doug Ford

  The Ontario government is planning to soon make permanent an hourly wage increase for personal support workers that was brought in during the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
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• Ontario offers tuition supports for career college PSW students

  The program first launched last year and the government says it helped 3,000 personal support workers get trained and graduate.

  Education

  Mar 10, 2022