Emergency Legislative Action to Protect Sick Workers

March 12, 2020

The labour movement is calling for emergency legislative action to protect sick workers and help stem to spread of COVID-19. 

The VDLC send a letter to Minister of Labour, Hon. Harry Bains, calling for action to ensure that workers can stay home if they are ill, without facing dire financial consequences. 

Click HERE to read the letter. Please consider contacting the Minister, and your MLA, to call for action on this issue. 

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