Quebec Health-care Workers

• Quebec must keep COVID-19 premiums for health-care workers, union urges

  Union leaders representing the 300,000 health-care sector workers are calling on the Quebec government to maintain COVID-19 premiums announced when the pandemic started.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022
  
• McGill students give back on International Women’s Day

  In recognition of International Women's Day, one department at McGill University showed its appreciation to a group of pandemic health-care workers, the majority of whom are women.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
  
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• Ontario, Quebec worry vaccine mandates will impact health care. These hospitals disagree

  Three Canadian hospitals with COVID-19 vaccine mandates in place say patient care hasn't diminished, a fear the Ontario and Quebec governments say they have.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2021
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• Quebec could push back Nov. 15 health network vaccination deadline: Legault

  Legault said staff shortages could necessitate putting off the deadline again after an initial Oct. 15 date was pushed back by a month for the same reason.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2021
• COVID-19: Quebec will suspend unvaccinated health workers without pay as of Oct. 15

  Health Minister Christian Dubé said the measure will apply to health employees in the public and private sector.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2021
• About 30,000 health workers in public system not vaccinated against COVID-19: Quebec health minister

  Health Minister Christian Dubé says the province wants to make vaccination mandatory for health-care workers who are in regular contact with patients.

  Health

  Aug 26, 2021
• Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy declining among Quebec health-care workers, researchers say

  Quebec health boards are making a concerted effort to encourage workers to get vaccinated by launching information campaigns.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2021
• Coronavirus: Quebec nurses, health-care workers protest working conditions, lack of vacations

  They were voicing their opposition to a ministerial decree, adopted by the Quebec government in the context of the pandemic, which allows regional health boards to refuse leave and postpone vacations.

  May 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Montreal health-care workers feel targeted after allegedly being barred from stores

  Health-care workers say that COVID-19 practices at some stores unfairly targets them to the point of being ridiculous and downright discriminatory.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020