Best of the Rest
Airbnb’s Frontline Stays Program
SEIU Healthcare partnered up with Airbnb to offer our frontline healthcare workers a free and secure housing alternative. Many healthcare workers live in households with high-risk individuals, and to keep them safe, they left their homes to stay at hotels, RVs, or even their cars. We placed hundreds of members in Airbnbs to protect their loved ones. Working with Airbnb allowed these workers to battle COVID-19 in their workplace without endangering their family.
SEIU Healthcare Scholarship Program
March 18
Our education team announced the return of our $1800 Scholarships for the 2020 Fall semester. This year, we did something different and members helped us choose the four winners. 11 finalists submitted a video that introduced themselves and shared what healthcare meant to them or spoke about someone in healthcare that was important to them. After members reviewed each video, they were asked to vote for only four winners. Thank you to all who voted!
Our 2020 SEIU Healthcare Scholarship Winners are:
- Leah Smith
- Hannah Zmigrodzki
- Sarah Ethier
- Jonathan Beverly
New Retiree Program
September 30
SEIU Healthcare is completely revamping our Retiree Program. Marg Bourgoin – your Executive Board’s Retiree seat, shared her story through our very first retiree newsletter. We look forward to working with Marg to create a platform that welcomes new retirees and develop new initiatives to better serve our retired SEIU members.
Mask Distribution
With face coverings becoming mandatory in all indoor spaces across the province, we distributed SEIU Healthcare face masks to all our members.
No Union Dues on Pandemic Pay
With many of our members being financially impacted by the pandemic, we made the important decision to not charge any union dues on the government’s $3 per hour temporary Pandemic Pay premium. This kept more money in your pocket during a time you needed it most.
New Sisters and Brothers
WSIB Highlights
SEIU Healthcare has a dedicated department to help our members get the compensation they need when they are forced off work due to workplace illness or injury. Since 2015, we have won over $8 million in WSIB claims for our members. Some numbers from 2020 include:
Airbnb’s Frontline Stays Program
SEIU Healthcare partnered up with Airbnb to offer our frontline healthcare workers a free and secure housing alternative. Many healthcare workers live in households with high-risk individuals, and to keep them safe, they left their homes to stay at hotels, RVs, or even their cars. We placed hundreds of members in Airbnbs to protect their loved ones. Working with Airbnb allowed these workers to battle COVID-19 in their workplace without endangering their family.
SEIU Healthcare Scholarship Program
March 18
Our education team announced the return of our $1800 Scholarships for the 2020 Fall semester. This year, we did something different and members helped us choose the four winners. 11 finalists submitted a video that introduced themselves and shared what healthcare meant to them or spoke about someone in healthcare that was important to them. After members reviewed each video, they were asked to vote for only four winners. Thank you to all who voted!
Our 2020 SEIU Healthcare Scholarship Winners are:
- Leah Smith
- Hannah Zmigrodzki
- Sarah Ethier
- Jonathan Beverly
New Retiree Program
September 30
SEIU Healthcare is completely revamping our Retiree Program. Marg Bourgoin – your Executive Board’s Retiree seat, shared her story through our very first retiree newsletter. We look forward to working with Marg to create a platform that welcomes new retirees and develop new initiatives to better serve our retired SEIU members
No Union Dues on Pandemic Pay
With many of our members being financially impacted by the pandemic, we made the important decision to not charge any union dues on the government’s $3 per hour temporary Pandemic Pay premium. This kept more money in your pocket during a time you needed it most.
Mask Distribution
With face coverings becoming mandatory in all indoor spaces across the province, we distributed SEIU Healthcare face masks to all our members.
New Sisters and Brothers
WSIB Highlights
SEIU Healthcare has a dedicated department to help our members get the compensation they need when they are forced off work due to workplace illness or injury. Since 2015, we have won over $8 million in WSIB claims for our members. Some numbers from 2020 include: