Ontario’s top home care union continued to grow after 160 VON workers in Mississauga/Brampton joined SEIU on April 21, 2009. SEIU Local 1 Canada, representing nearly 6,000 home care workers, is the largest home care union in Ontario.

“SEIU won the certification vote by 83 percent,” said Ken Evett, lead organizer for the campaign. “VON workers overwhelmingly supported SEIU because of our union’s excellent reputation in the home care sector.”

Ken also stated that many workers at VON were not happy with the lackluster support home care receives from the provincial government. Lack of funding hinders their ability to provide quality health care their clients depend on.

The VON workers were excited to join the fight to improve home care in Ontario.

SEIU Local 1 Canada is an Organizing Union that represents more than 46,000 health care and community services workers in Ontario. Its members work in hospitals, home care, nursing and retirement homes and community services.