paid sick days

Analysis | October 26, 2021

Paid sick days now!

The Liberals were re-elected on this promise, and this can’t wait. Justin Trudeau needs to translate words into action: immediately mandate 10 paid sick days for federally regulated workers, and convene the provinces and territories to develop a national action plan for similar legislation across the country. And provincial governments, from BC and Ontario to the rest of provinces and territories, need to follow.

News | October 21, 2021

Health workers press Trudeau to deliver on 10 paid sick days

One of the promises Justin Trudeau made during the federal election was to legislate 10 paid sick days within 100 days of re-election. Trudeau has…

Analysis | September 3, 2021

The federal election and the fight for paid sick days

The election provides an opportunity to amplify the movement for paid sick days across the country and build momentum after the election.

Analysis | July 29, 2021

Resisting the COVID aftershocks

Canada, the US, and other world powers are attempting to brand the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘over,’ and demanding a return to ‘normal.’ But capitalism has…

Feature | July 15, 2021

The fight for paid sick days in BC

We need to build a big campaign where people feel ownership of the campaign and its tactics. That’s the kind of campaign that shifts the terrain of debate, and makes the legislation of 10 paid sick days seem like common sense. That’s how we win.

Interview | June 4, 2021

The Justice for Workers campaign

On May 1 the Fight for $15 and Fairness relaunched as the Justice for Workers campaign. Spring Magazine spoke with Deena Ladd, executive director of…

Interview | May 24, 2021

Doctor’s orders: Make paid sick days permanent and employer-paid

Spring Magazine spoke with emergency physician Gaibrie Stephen about why all workers need permanent and employer-paid sick days.

Analysis | May 12, 2021

Horgan follows Ford’s inadequate paid sick days plan

After three waves of COVID-19, rising calls for paid sick days across BC have finally pushed the provincial NDP government to act. On Tuesday, 14…

Op-ed | April 30, 2021

The best paid sick days are permanent and employer-paid

We urgently need paid sick days in Ontario for the many frontline workers who are getting infected with the virus, yet still have no protected…

Feature | April 29, 2021

Ford’s ‘paid sick days’ fail

Ford’s recent announcement is not a win: it is a temporary concession used to stave off permanent and employer-paid sick days. The movement has shifted the needle on paid sick days, but it has much further to go to win paid sick days for all.

Feature | April 20, 2021

Bill 247: 10 reasons to legislate 10 paid sick days

This week the Ontario legislature will debate Bill 247, Paid Personal Emergency Leave Now Act, 2021. This would amend the Employment Standards Act to provide…

Feature | April 19, 2021

People, not the police, forced Ford’s reversal on police powers

The push back sprang from below, after years of movements fighting for racial and economic justice. People want paid sick days, not policing.