Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Palliative Care PSWs Ratify Renewal Agreement Ratifications London, ON—Personal support workers (PSWs) at the Victorian Order of Nurses London eHomecare program in London recently voted in favour of a three-year contract. The contract was negotiated by Southwestern Ontario Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 303, and provides lump sum payments in the first two years and a modest wage increase in the third year. “Based on numerous settlements across Ontario, we are confident we got as much as we could for our members in this round of bargaining, but there is still room for improvement in a variety of areas for these homecare workers,” says Mary Ellen Alward, CLAC representative. “There are province-wide shortages for PSWs, and without a wage rate that reflects the hard work and skill set required to provide quality homecare, the shortage will continue to get worse.” You might be interested in Building Skills, Growing Careers 15 Sep 2026 CLAC's Statement on Canada's Energy Future 14 Sep 2026 Seeing Clearly 13 Sep 2026 Our Traumas Are Not Our Personalities 13 Sep 2026