Experience

SEIU Healthcare

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Union Representative

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Representative for members in the long term care sector including nurses, personal support workers, and a wide variety of other occupations in all labour relations matters. Specialties include:- Grievance mediation and settlement- Member engagement- Collective bargaining - Dispute resolution- Mediation/arbitration - Stewards training/leadership development- Mentorship/training of new staff Key knowledge of the following legislation:- Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act- Occupational Health and Safety Act- Workplace Safety and Insurance Act- Employment Standards Act- Labour Relations Act- Human Rights Code- Long-Term Care Homes Act

• Senior Organizer

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2018

  Senior organizer primarily focused on grassroots home care organizing. Highlights - Facilitated member trainings and educationals as well as training and assessing member organizers- Led contract action and media campaigns including producing videos, strategic planning, media buying, coordination of actions and events, etc. - Led a homecare campaign of over 500 members to a successful certification with 92% support in the City of Toronto - Led a community paramedical campaign of 85 members in the City of Toronto to a successful certification- Led a retirement home organizing campaign in Collingwood to a successful certification with unanimous support- Led a home care campaign of 150 members in St. Catharines, ON to a successful certification with overwhelming support- Led a home care campaign of 275 members in London, ON to a successful certification with 90% support - Led a home care campaign of 300 members in Windsor, ON to a successful certification with 95% support