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Debbie Boissoneault, President of CUPE Local 204, during a call for support for health care workers that was held in the NDP Caucus Office Wednesday morning.
Canada’s largest union and the Manitoba NDP are pushing for the expansion of a federal-provincial wage top-up program now offered to workers in long-term care facilities and other settings.
Canada’s largest union and the Manitoba NDP are pushing for the expansion of a federal-provincial wage top-up program now offered to workers in long-term care facilities and other settings.
They say thousands of other health workers are facing similar risks while caring for COVID-19 patients and deserve similar benefits.