Video: The millionaire CEO vs. the $12.88/hour home support worker
Striking home care workers from Renfrew County were told yesterday by hired security guards that there was no one at Extendicare’s Markham headquarters to meet with them — not even…
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ParaMed Strike: Are Canadian workers paying the price for Extendicare’s U.S. losses?
As privatization creeps further into Canada’s health system it’s fair to ask whether decisions are being made based on private profit or health care needs? As contract health providers become…
Strike pits corporate behemoth against $12.88 an hour home support workers
Renfrew County doesn’t usually generate a lot of headlines. In a very conservative part of the province the plight of a 140 striking home care workers is generating some sympathy…
Another home care strike looms as $1.1 million CEO offers workers less than inflation
This is starting to look like a pattern: another home care employer, another offer that has angered workers and led to another strike vote. This time it’s both nursing and…
Summer election may be fought over sneaky clause in budget bill
Dalton McGuinty is threatening to pull the plug on his own government after the opposition parties amended his budget bill yesterday in the legislature’s finance committee. Like the Harper government…