Who are SEIU Local 1 Canadas members?
SEIU Local 1 Canada’s nursing members play a critical role in Ontario’s health care system. They treat wounds, care for IV patients, administer medications and help patients with the activities of daily living in hospitals, nursing and retirement homes. They are Registered Nurses (RN)s and Registered Practical Nurses (RPN)s who promote health, provide care and treat health conditions through a legislated scope of practice: “The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.” The Registered Practical Nursing (RPN) Division was founded be SEIU Local 1 Canada in June 2006 to enhance, promote and protect the role of nurses in all practice settings. The Division covers issues such as career development, scope of practice, employment standards, political action, job sharing and wage
