Paid Sick Leave
Essential workers should not have to choose between their health and their job!
Because Ontarians don’t have mandated paid sick leave, people are facing impossible choices.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO IN 4 MINUTES?
Click Here to send a pre-drafted message to Premier Ford and the Ontario Government to implement new policies for paid sick days!
References
REFERENCES:
Tell Premier Ford: Introduce paid sick leave to save lives now Leadnow.ca
ICU doctor says Ontario’s emergency brake will not work CBC Player
Growing chorus urging Ontario to include paid sick days in new COVID-19 restrictions CBC
‘If you’re sick, stay home’ is a non-starter for many Canadians CBC
WHAT?
The debate around paid sick leave has grown louder and more urgent in the past several weeks as COVID-19 cases have continued to soar in many parts of the country along with concern that people are going to work sick because they can’t afford to lose their pay. CBC
WHO?
“The bulk of cases now that seem to be driving this pandemic are happening in workplaces where essential workers are unable to fully physically distance from one another,” said Dr. Camille Lemieux via CBC
GOAL
Legislated paid sick leave for all, especially essential workers.
SOLUTION
Governments, including Ontario, ARE finally starting to develop work plans for paid sick days. NOW is our chance to make noise and double down!
The current restrictions are not enough to protect people who are getting sick in the third wave of the pandemic.
Dr. Michael Warner via CBC
Growing chorus urging Ontario to include paid sick days in new COVID-19 restrictions.
CBC