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What I love most about @DrFullertonMPP & her team (⤵️) is that they won't respond to me but instead they go around me to those in my circle in the hopes those people aren't tracking their failures IRL time like I've been (in order to combat their nonsense).
So I've become close with many in media/public advocacy and I want to let you know that some of these individuals ARE NOW BEING DIRECTLY CONTACTED BY @DrFullertonMPP's office about some of their "TWEETS" (which are critical).
SO INSTEAD of responding to families emails......and to PSW organizations offering support........and to myself & @dolybegum inviting her to come hear out #TendercareLTC families, she has chosen to instead email public figures in the hopes they will stop being critical.
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RE: Staffing/Fair wages:
I've talked about how this system reflects the trifecta of racism/sexism/ageism: vox.com/future-perfect…
*We have a majority older, female resident population cared for my a majority racialized, female workforce.
20 years ago (pre-Harris privatization), nursing homes were staffed primarily by NURSES (hence the name, NURSING HOMES).
Privatization kicks in....and these FP owners need to cut costs to increase their profits. How? STAFFING, TO START.
What unfolded over the last 20 years as Privatization increased was the reversal of the staffing mix from majority nurses to majority PSWs (who are an unregulated workforce comprised primarily of racialized women who are often new to Canada).