Acting Director of Research, Job Evaluation, Health and Safety, CUPE. Tweets are my own.
Joined September 2009
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Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
MORE REPORTS of schools boards having to cut dozens of staff in schools, which will directly impact students!
School boards are dealing with serious funding “uncertainties" as the province has left them underfunded for years 😡 It's not fair to balance budgets at the expense of student learning. We need a government that will truly prioritize students and their education. #OSSTF #OntEd
🔗 bit.ly/4hM7mlK
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
On January 7th, 2025 I shared a video, after I was asked to call UnitedHealthcare from the operating room to answer administrative questions about the patient who was having surgery to treat breast cancer. Despite my efforts, they denied her stay.
UnitedHealthcare didn’t stop at calling me during surgery. Now, they’ve sent me a legal threat—and even worse? They ended up denying my cancer patient’s hospital stay. Exactly what I was afraid would happen.
Staying overnight after major surgery isn’t optional—it’s medically necessary. But UnitedHealthcare decided they know better than the doctors caring for the patient.
When they called me while I was operating, I knew that if I didn’t step out and respond immediately, they might deny her stay—leaving her with a massive bill. So, with another surgeon in the OR, I scrubbed out and called them back. But after all of that? They denied her stay anyway.
And instead of fixing their broken system, they sent me a legal threat for speaking out.
I’m sharing their response in full, letting their words speak for themselves.
Let me be clear: I stand by everything I said. I told the truth. I was honest about what’s happening in our healthcare system. And I will not be silenced by legal threats when it comes to advocating for my patients and my ability to care for them.
Denying an overnight stay that a doctor orders is dangerous. The doctor caring for the patient should be able to make these decisions without delay, pressure, or harassment.
If I don’t speak up, I lose—my integrity, my voice, and the opportunity to make a difference. And while it’s intimidating to receive a letter like this from a company as powerful as UnitedHealthcare, I know where I stand.
I am a woman taking care of women affected by breast cancer. I do this work with all of my heart, and I will continue to speak up for my patients—because they deserve better.
I ask you to follow along, share this story, and have these conversations in your own communities. I know I’m not the only one dealing with this, and real change will take all of us telling our stories and standing up for what’s right.
I’m here for it. Are you?
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Premier Ford reiterates his promise to build a 50 kilometre tunnel under the 401 - a fantastically expensive project. Meanwhile, Ontario won't let Bracebridge, Minden and Thessalon keep their community hospitals? The kids are hungry and dad's brought home a case of beer.
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
The deal is done.
The Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to stop the Conservatives and their plans to cut. But the NDP can.
Big corporations and CEOs have had their governments. It's the people's time.
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
The stages of destruction of the tornado generator at the OSC
The Fight for #Ontario Science Centre is Now.
Doug Ford will demolish the OSC before Election Day. Join over 82,000 Ontarians.
Take Action Now.
📷Sign the Letter:
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Call Doug
416 325 1941
#SaveOSC
CUPE NB is hiring a bilingual researcher! Closing date is April 3rd. Spread the word, please. Help us find someone awesome! cl-charityvillage.s3.ca-cent…
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Great rally today at Lakeridge Health, protesting 60 jobs slashed at hospitals serving one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario, saddled with a $25 m deficit thanks to Ford government cuts. Town Hall meeting in Oshawa April 15 to organize the community.
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
There is a big gap in Canada's employment insurance system. Mothers like Katie who get laid off shortly after a maternity leave don't qualify for EI benefits. It's blatantly unfair. #CDNpoli
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
I do not know how a patient can wait for 19 hours to see an emergency physician. @CAEP_Docs
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Watch senior @ccpa economist David MacDonald discuss why 2022 saw record compensation for CEOs and why their rate of pay continues to massively outstrip worker pay in Canada. #canlab ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2838…
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
The Ford government is failing our kids. We urgently need to elect a new government in Ontario.
Donate today: act.ontariondp.ca/donate/own…
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 2 - 15, 2023
SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: none
ELEVATED: none
MODERATE: none
LOW: none
About 1 in 39 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
ALT This image shows a series of gauges with the Dec 2-15, 2023 Hazard Index scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. Read from left to right: Canada: 16.7 - SEVERE Alberta: 16.7 - SEVERE British Columbia: 13.6 - SEVERE Manitoba: 24.5 - SEVERE New Brunswick: 16.6 - SEVERE Newfoundland and Labrador: 15.7 - SEVERE North: 15.7 - SEVERE Nova Scotia: 14.8 - SEVERE Ontario: 14.2 - SEVERE Prince Edward Island: 20.4 - SEVERE Quebec: 19.3 - SEVERE Saskatchewan: 19.7 - SEVERE All Hazard Index input data and sources are available here (https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/) Hazard index scores are grouped into 6 ranges: LOW (<1, blue), MODERATE (1 to <2, white), ELEVATED (2 to <4, yellow), HIGH (4 to <6, light orange), VERY HIGH (6 to <8, dark orange), SEVERE (>8 red)." To access the past scores table, please visit https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
“Pediatric chemotherapy delayed due to lack of space.” 💔
We’ve had the same Premier for over a year.
The same group around the Cabinet table for years.
The same political party as govt for 4+ years.
And NOTHING has improved in healthcare for the same amount of time.
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
🔔EVENT: Unaffordability is worsening in the private housing market. It's time to use public money for public good & invest in non-market housing.
On #NationalHousingDay, hear from experts on rights-based solutions to scaling up housing supply.
✅RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/how-to-make…
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Delivering over 10,000 petitions to federal Health Minister @markhollandlib telling him to deliver on #pharmacare He has had dozens of meetings with #bigpharma lobbyists but refuses to meet with @canadiansorg sign on to the petition here publicpharmacare.ca
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Covid isn’t a small potatoes health risk. It causes a 1900% increase in risk of heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism in the week after infection. After a year, that risk is still 30% higher than baseline.
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Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Thousands rallying at Queens Park in Toronto do keep #healthcare public! Billions of surplus available in budget but @fordnation is starving #PublicHealthcare and pushing privatization as the solution to his crisis. We don’t buy it!
Adrienne Silnicki (she/her) retweeted
Thanks to the @NDP, the Liberals promised to pass a National Pharmacare Act by end of 2023. The clock is ticking, and with MPs back in Ottawa, it’s time for the Liberals to get the job done and pass universal, single-payer pharmacare!
@JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @markhollandlib
Universal public #Pharmacare is fair to all. As Parliament Returns, @JustinTrudeau Government Must Finally Fulfill Promise on Universal #Pharmacare - @FriendsMedicare @cafreeland @markhollandlib @DonDavies #canlab #canhealth friendsofmedicare.org/as_par…
