The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE and SEIU Healthcare has secured a new contract for 65,000 hospital workers in the province.
On Friday, William Kaplan, the arbitrator in charge of this dispute, released his decision to give workers a 6 per cent wage increase over two years (3 per cent in each of the following years.)
CUPE workers will receive a three per cent raise retroactive to September 2023 and another three per cent boost in September this year, while SEIU workers will receive the same amount, retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year and on Jan. 1, 2025.