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UFCW Local 864 is disappointed that PEI's new paid sick days will not be extended to unionized workers.

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government’s plan to prematurely lift public health measures will hurt workers and vulnerable Ontarians, and will place even more stress on a...

TORONTO, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New polling data demonstrates overwhelming support for 10 permanent, employer-paid sick days. Eighty per cent of Ontarians surveyed “support the Ontario...

TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in a 46 to 30 vote, Ford’s Conservative government once again blocked a Bill that would have implemented permanent paid sick days for Ontario...

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, frontline workers gathered in front of Queen’s Park to call on Premier Ford’s government to pass Bill 8, which would provide 10 paid sick days...

TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One month after the federal election, health workers across Canada called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep his election promise of legislating 10...

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the provincial government announcing that it is developing a permanent paid sick leave program for all BC workers, UFCW 1518...

TORONTO, June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) have released a poignant new ad taking aim at Doug Ford’s failures and slamming his handling of the COVID-19...

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW 1518 is disappointed in the minimal paid sick day provisions announced by the government of British Columbia. Premier John...

TORONTO, April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s new Worker Income Protection Benefit is a bare minimum response to the longstanding call for paid sick days from labour advocates, unions,...