Monday, April 27, 2026 King Nursing Home Employees Unanimously Ratify New Contract with Wage and Many Other Improvements Local 304 Ratifications Healthcare BOLTON, ON—Employees of King Nursing Home Ltd., a long term care home based in Bolton, Ontario, unanimously ratified a two-year collective agreement providing them with wage increases, improved benefits, and enhanced premiums. The employees are represented by Healthcare and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 304. The union has represented the home’s employees since 1987. The more than 120-member group, which includes personal support workers, RPNs, RNs, cooks, dietary staff, housekeeping, laundry, janitorial, and recreational therapy staff, secured a 3.5 percent general wage increase in the first year, along with a wage reopener in the second year. The agreement also includes a $2 per hour adjustment to RPN wages and aligns RN rates with Ontario Nursing Association central rates. Additional improvements include increased part-time benefit compensation, enhancements to vision coverage, and the introduction of new evening and night-shift premiums. Other gains include improved sick leave provisions and, for the first time, sick leave for part-time employees. “We’re really excited to have reached an agreement without going to arbitration,” says Judith Jackson, CLAC representative. “We were in line for it, and who knows how long that could have taken, so it’s great to have an agreement in place now—a good agreement that members voted for.” King Nursing Home Ltd. provides long term care services to residents in the Bolton community. You might be interested in Regional Hospice of Quinte Employees Secure Wage and Benefits Gains in First Collective Agreement 16 Jun 2026 Toronto Construction Workers Ratify First CLAC Collective Agreement with Clonard Group 15 Jun 2026 Rebuilding the Aquarium 15 Jun 2026 The Human Side of Safety 12 Jun 2026