The meeting with Minister Elliott took place on Monday. There was good conversation with the Minister but she clearly said that Bill 124 will not be repealed. The Minister did understand that the wage gap between a PSW receiving the temporary wage enhancement and an RPN was something they had to deal with. She did not indicate any intention of removing the PSW enhancement.
Below are some links to the media from our lobby
Unifor Media Release:
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/rpns-demand-changes-ontario-health-system
City TV video
https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2022/02/07/ontario-nurses-meet-with-government/
CBC video:
