CUPE 79 members at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital are fighting for a fair contract, but major issues for workers and patients are not being taken seriously by Sinai Health.
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital is Canada’s largest complex care and rehabilitation hospital, yet many workers are not being paid near enough to afford to pay rent in the city they work in. These workers keep patients fed, and the hospital clean and safe, but are struggling to make ends meet.
Workers across the hospital have faced wages and conditions below industry standards, are required to work significant unpaid time, have seen alarming declines in health and safety, and dealt with inadequate staffing levels.
Meanwhile, senior managers at the hospital have seen huge wage increases. Nonetheless, Sinai Health has refused to engage with these issues and even rejected improvements on benefits, vacation, and other provisions that have already been agreed through negotiations at other hospitals.
Workers at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital are hearing clearly from Sinai Health that they deserve less than their peers elsewhere.
As management refuses to engage with their concerns, workers face the prospect of being pushed into a lengthy arbitration process that would further delay a final contract and remove the opportunity to resolve these issues in an open process.
Workers at Bridgepoint need a fair deal that addresses the issues they are facing. A fair contract means better care and a safer healthcare environment. Contact the Sinai Health board members to ask them to ensure a fair contract for workers and patients.