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Sylvia Ryan has been a PSW for 15 years. She shares the fulfilling role of PSWs in caring for patients and helping families.
Jacqueline Campbell has cared for her older parents for three years, which would have been more difficult without the PSWs.
Tiffany Mckend shares how being a PSW kickstarted her career in healthcare and helped her transition to an RPN role.
Debra Slater outlines clear calls to action to improve the working conditions of PSWs.
A PSW talks about the poor working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, unpredictable schedules, and lack of benefits.
A PSW shares her journey in joining the profession and her motivation in caring for patients in the community.
PSWs Deserve Better Working Conditions
Our government needs to re-evaluate and prioritize PSWs across Ontario and realize that this investment will pay off in terms of better care and health outcomes, and keeping people in their homes and out of overcrowded emergency departments and hospitals. By allocating more of the budget to support PSWs, it will address our physical, mental, emotional and financial needs. We are the foundation and the pillar of our healthcare system. Our communities, long-term care, hospitals and private care needs us. We are an asset to healthcare in this province, so it's time to start investing in us.
The Empower PSW Network is calling for
a minimum PSW wage of at least $25 per hour, effective immediately and increased in line with inflation
at least 10 paid sick days as research has found many PSWs work 12 months a year without taking breaks because we can't afford vacations and sick days and no guaranteed hours
a move to support more permanent full-time positions, rather than temporary, part-time and contract positions
a system, organized by PSWs and for PSWs, that helps workers report and prevent discrimination and abuse
—Debra Slater, PSW for more than 15 years
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