Labor & Employment

Four years later, what’s changed at the OMA?
This past weekend marked the fourth anniversary of the defeat of the 2016 tPSA (tentative Physician Services Agreement) at the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). It marked the culmination of the efforts to mobilize almost two-thirds of the membership to vote against the deal, despite heavy pressure from the then board to approve it. In the aftermath of that agreement, there have been some significant and rather seismic changes at the OMA, and it’s worthwhile looking back to see what’s different, and what still needs to be done.
CEO of Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital not self-isolating despite recent return from Quebec
The Winnipeg Free-Press and the CBC have reported that the CEO of St. Boniface Hospital is not self-isolating after travel in apparent violation of Manitoba's current public health orders. A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority told CBC that Martine Bouchard returned to work at the hospital in Winnipeg on Aug. 10 from her home in Quebec where she'd gone in April and worked remotely.

Ontario male physicians bill 15.6% more than female physicians

Gap remains even when data adjusted for specialty and other factors
Premier Doug Ford accuses Ontario teachers' unions of 'playing politics'

Under pressure over his pandemic back-to-school plan, Premier Doug Ford ratcheted up his attacks on teachers' union leaders Tuesday, as critics said his government is trying to shift blame over the province's controversial restart strategy. During his daily COVID-19 media briefing Ford criticized the province's teachers' unions who have been critical of his plan to reopen schools, alleging it violates the province's own health and safety laws.
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

Video shows the paramedics leading a crawling man to an elevator after suggesting to a support worker that the patient could walk under his own power
'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because of her disabilities. The 44-year-old mother in Brampton, Ont., said she lives with constant pain and fatigue from multiple chronic conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, a debilitating nerve disorder characterized by searing spasms through the face.
B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job

A woman who calls herself a "death midwife'' has been banned from using the title after a lengthy legal battle launched by the College of Midwives of British Columbia. The B.C. Appeal Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had granted Pashta MaryMoon the right to use the term when she argued that preventing her from using it violated her charter rights.
The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

A new paper suggests the changing gender makeup of certain medical specialties is correlated with earnings
Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a pair of security breaches have affected the health information of 211 people. In a news release, the authority says it is in the process of contacting all of the individuals by letter after their information was "inappropriately accessed'' in two separate and unrelated incidents.
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'The medical profession is decades behind other sectors in terms of pay equity'

Four years later, what’s changed at the OMA?

CEO of Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital not self-isolating despite recent return from Quebec

Ontario male physicians bill 15.6% more than female physicians

Premier Doug Ford accuses Ontario teachers' unions of 'playing politics'

Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job

The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia

Defund relativity