SickKids Employees
It’s time to end pension discrimination at SickKids Hospital!
SICK OF A SECOND-CLASS PENSION PLAN
TORONTO – SickKids employees demand access to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
Despite providing exceptional care to children and families, SickKids employees are excluded from HOOPP—a comprehensive pension plan available to most hospital workers across the province.
Instead, SickKids staff – predominantly women and disproportionately racialized – say their ‘poverty-level pension plan’ jeopardizes their financial security in retirement.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Ontario Nurses’ Association, and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), are coming together to fight for pension equity and fair treatment for all SickKids staff.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Support Sick Kids by signing the virtual CUPE 2816 Petition to the CEO. You deserve a fair pension plan. Contact Sarah Declerk to access the petition: sdeclerck@cupe.ca
Healthcare workers at SickKids dedicate their lives to providing extraordinary care under challenging conditions. Denying them access to the HOOPP pension plan is not just unfair— it’s a failure to recognize their vital contributions. A secure pension isn’t a luxury; it’s a basic right that ensures these workers can retire with dignity. It’s time for SickKids to do what’s right and participate in the same plan as virtually every other hospital in Ontario.
Michael Hurley, president of OCHU/CUPE
This is a very well-resourced, world-renowned pediatric hospital and there is absolutely no excuse for SickKids failing to contribute to the retirement security of the dedicated workers who provide such extraordinary care to vulnerable children. My message to SickKids is: be the kind of hospital you want the public to believe you are. Do the right thing for those who devote so much to their work and join HOOPP now.
Erin Ariss, provincial president of ONA
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