Wish us luck

[Pamelajo]

In Arbitration/mediation all day today.
We have been with out a contact now for 1 1/2 years.

[Melody]

Best of luck with...

Whatever you're talking about! lol Seriously, sounds like important stuff, all the best to you.

[Soggybottom]

Yes, best of luck with...that.

[Pamelajo]

Hi just got home 7 pm here. No agreement but got alot of stuff off the table some agreed to and some withdrawn. Still have some work todo, but have a sometime todo before we meet again.
Mel, we have not been able to work out a deal for our contract with the employer. So they pick a guy for our side and one for theirs and an arbitrator(judge) Today they acted as mediators, but if we don't get it settled the arbitrator will decide for us. And we have to live with his decision, sometimes good sometimes bad.

[Melody]

Ah, I seem to recall something about you mentioning that now. Stressful, but I'm happy to hear that steps are being taken to settle the ordeal for you. I was a union rep when I worked for the phone company so I can imagine what fun that was. :rolleyes:

[CACAdmin]

Will keep fingers crossed that all goes well.:yes:

[Pamelajo]

Thanks.
Part of our problem is the 3 other local nurseries homes in our area have gotten substantial raises (not anything like GM )and alot of our part-timers work two jobs and are choosing to work more for the other homes and are not available to us. So we are working short weekly. On a regualar day not working short a psw(personal support worker) has to get a resident washed not just hands and face, privates as well, toilet them, dress them, comb their hair and have them to the dining room in 6 minutes. Even if the resident is of full mind and co-operative you still can not do it. If they are working short one person they now have 4 minutes for each.
In the past three contracts (9 years) the most we have gotten is 1% for wages per year for 8 year and 1.25% for one year.


Some provinces do have a mandate for so many hours per resident per day, but here in Ont. we don't.
Couple of years back these figures came up in some research.
To keep a healthy prisoner incarcerated the government pays $100 a day.
To keep a senior who needs round the clock care in a nursing home the government pays $60

[Melody]

That last point is a very good one. Our prisoners have it far too good and our seniors are all but forgotten. All their lives they pay into the system, give the Government their hard-earned money. What they get in retirement is considered a gift by the Gov't - 'You're lucky we give you anything at all", type thing. Prisoners have one thing in common - they've taken something(s) from someone, so why are they treated like royalty?

Fight the good fight! Is there any Government body that we can write a letter to?

[Pamelajo]

Not sure what your stats are for your province, but some provinces are better with funding for the aged.
Our union which is Canada wide is appealing to the government for moneys to back up their good intentions. We are
If you have a senior in a home ask how many hours of care per day per resident is the government funding. If it is less than 3.5 hours write your minister of health and long term care for your province..

[Melody]

Good to know, thank you.