Healthcare workers in Shelburne march to Town Hall in call to action campaign

March 11, 2021   ·  
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By Paula Brown
“Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us.”
Dufferin Oaks healthcare staff marched to Shelburne Town Hall on Monday (March 8), International Women’s Day, as part of a call to action campaign organized by three major unions.
Unifor, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), who represent 175,000 healthcare workers across the province announced the launch of the campaign on March 7. The campaign demands immediate actions from the Ontario government and Premier Doug Ford to fix what the unions and healthcare workers say is a broken system.
“The lack of respect for care work has become painfully evident during COVID-19, but it stems from a longstanding failure to recognize the value of this work simply because women are performing it,” said Katha Fortier, Assistant to the National President, Unifor. “This is evidenced by workers in health and long-term care who are often precariously employed and not paid a living wage. Full-time work with benefits is rarely available and they are forced to work at multiple jobs to simply survive.”

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