The B117 variant of #COVID19 has been confirmed at Roberta Place #LTC in Barrie.
Every LTC should be thought of as a ‘hotspot’ & we must use all available resources to vaccinate LTC residents across Ontario as quickly as possible.
It’s a race against time.
Ford says there is 'no reason' for Ontario to offer paid sick leave program even as Toronto's mayor says it has become an 'urgent issue' https://t.co/jmUR2Qz5TL
We won't stop the spread of #COVID19 until essential workers can take paid sick leave without fear of losing their jobs or future income.
If we protect essential workers, we can beat this virus.
#Ontario keep this in mind when @fordnation tries to tell us that #Bill218 is supposed to protect "the little guy." These ties to for-profit LTC run deep. He's protecting these corporations, not the "little guy", not the ppl of this province & not the vulnerable. #onpoli
Under half of workers in Canada have #paidsickdays - mostly low-paid front-line workers who can’t do their jobs from home & can’t miss a single paycheque.
“The last thing any of us should want is for them to go to work sick” says the Star Editorial board https://t.co/7OEPfKK54I
Organizing a retirement home. These workers get 2 sick days, 0 bereavement days, work short, no benefits - How is this okay????? #employmentstandardsact sets out the bare minimum. This needs to change!!
@LTCEmployee@DrVivianS Some workers already are. Most i have been speaking to are PT doing FT hours and not getting benefits. And no structure in their scheduling.
RE: Revera's new "Pandemic Report".
The document states that the CERB (Feds) "may have had the unintended consequence of incenting part-time staff not to work, or not to apply for the many p/t positions that were going unfilled".
EASY SOLUTION: HIRE FULL TIME WORKERS ONLY (duh)
I've left the frontlines in #LTC but my💔's knowing ppl are in such dire working & living conditions. As a union organizer I have the privilege of working with LTC workers fighting for their right to unionize. They have 🚫sick days,🚫benifits and 🚫 protection when they speak⬆️
Yet another day when @fordnation and @DrFullertonMPP could have acted to protect residents in long-term care and chose not to.
This is the 4th time @OntarioNDP has introduced the #TimetoCareAct. And we'll keep pushing until every resident gets a min. of 4 hours of care per day.
@Annalina63 @DrVivianS@fordnation @DrFullertonMPP @celliottability@OntarioPCParty Absolutely. I blame mangement, corporate and the lack of action from the @fordnation for the horrible working conditions. Our working conditions directly relate to the care we can provide!
@AmitAryaMD They do this on purpose. I was hired as a social worker & had no geriatric experience. I was shocked I got the job. I soon realized it was because they wanted to manipulate me, risk my licience and mold me into what they wanted. Fortunately their plan back fired
The Red Cross is being sent into #LTC homes to: “Stabilize them.”
This is code-speak for: "Vulnerable seniors are suffering & have been neglected, without enough staff to look after them."
Remember: we’ve had months to plan for the second wave.
#COVID19#onpoli