Pressure continues to mount to get Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government implement paid sick days during the pandemic
Municipal leaders, medical experts and labour unions are calling for the measures for Ontario workers
Patty Coates is the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour
She spoke with myFM
Coates says some workers have been intimidated to come to work even though they have tested positive but have no symptoms
The OFL wants the province to take “…immediate action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing at least 7 paid sick days and 10 days of job-protected, paid emergency leave for all workers.”
