Ontario home-care PSWs rally for a permanent pay raise
Ontario home-care PSWs rally for a permanent pay raise
PSWs say poor pay and few hours are resulting in worsening conditions for seniors living at home
By Julia Mastroianni
Photo Courtesy Helen Armstrong
Personal support workers (PSWs) who work in home care rallied on Thursday in Toronto to demand the Ontario government make temporary pandemic pay permanent and improve working conditions.
The rally comes just weeks before the Ford government plans on ending the temporary pandemic wage enhancement implemented in October2020 and then extended in March 2021 until June 30. The wage increase raised the hourly wage for long-term, home and community care workers by $3.