Campaign Updates

2025

WATCH: Ontario cut Maria’s healthcare coverage days before giving birth

Published August 26, 2025 by Nisha Kansal
2025

July 2025 Update: Federal govt. proposes cuts, PSWs fighting for Paid Sick Days, New McMaster Study

Published July 21, 2025 by Sarah Shahid
2025

Job Posting: DWHN Temporary Comms & Outreach Organizer

Published May 12, 2025 by Sarah Shahid
2025

Recap + video recording from townhall meeting on tariffs

Published March 20, 2025 by Anwaar Baobeid
2025

Summary & Recording: Winning Healthcare for All, lessons from the U.S.

Published February 28, 2025 by Anwaar Baobeid
2025

Winning Healthcare for All: Lessons from U.S. victories for inclusive healthcare policies, regardless of immigration status

Published January 31, 2025 by Anwaar Baobeid
2024

Year-End Wrap: Paid Sick Days Progress in the US & Ontario

Published December 20, 2024 by Anwaar Baobeid
2024

Health workers support postal workers fighting for good jobs and strong public services

Published November 22, 2024 by Anwaar Baobeid
2024

Personal Long-Term Illness Leave

Published May 6, 2024 by Sarah Shahid
2024

Health experts: Sick notes ban welcome step, but far from paid sick days needed in Ontario

Published April 24, 2024 by Sarah Shahid
2024

Healthcare For All is a racial justice issue

Published March 21, 2024 by Decent Work and Health Network
2024

Job Posting: Decent Work and Health Network Organizer

Published March 18, 2024 by Sarah Shahid
2024

Healthcare for all would reduce gender-based injustice

Published March 8, 2024 by Decent Work and Health Network
2023

Protecting Workers from Heat Stress and Heat-Related Illnesses

Published September 18, 2023 by Sarah Shahid
2023

Why health workers are supporting the #MetroStrike

Published August 11, 2023 by Maddie Ritts
2023

Can you join the rally & march on June 3?

Published May 17, 2023 by Matthew Pi
2023

ICYMI: Updates and next steps from health worker organizing meeting

Published April 25, 2023 by Matthew Pi
2023

Health workers available for comment re: possibility of temporary paid sick days expiring

Published March 22, 2023 by Matthew Pi
2023

Why are health workers marching for #StatusForAll on March 19?

Published March 17, 2023 by Sarah Shahid
2023

PRESS RELEASE: Community leaders to Ford: Paid sick days should not be a corporate cash back scheme; workers need permanent protections

Published March 1, 2023 by Matthew Pi
2023

ADVISORY - Premier Ford urged to stop rewarding pandemic profiteers while denying workers paid sick days

Published February 28, 2023 by Sarah Shahid
2023

Starting the new year with some good news

Published January 3, 2023 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Letter to Ontario's Advisory Committee on Portable Benefits

Published December 16, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Ford government denies workers 10 paid sick days for 28th time

Published December 1, 2022 by Monika Dutt
2022

ADVISORY: 10 paid sick days for federally regulated workers come into effect today; patients in Ontario are still waiting for this basic protection.

Published December 1, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

ADVISORY: Patients denied 10 paid sick days once again, amidst record high inflation and unprecedented crisis in healthcare

Published November 28, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

All we do is win - now let’s win paid sick days!

Published November 9, 2022 by Matthew Pi
2022

Health workers took action on Status for All. What’s next?

Published October 18, 2022 by Nisha Kansal
2022

Nearly 1,000 health providers urge PM Trudeau to deliver on regularization program

Published October 12, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Health community calls for Status for All

Published October 12, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Delays in regularization program continue negative health impact, health providers warn in new open letter

Published October 11, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Is everyone around you getting sick? Here’s why...

Published October 3, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Is everyone around you getting sick? Here’s why...

Published October 1, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Join the health worker contingent at the Status for All rally on Sept 18

Published September 12, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Where is the government’s plan for safe schools?

Published August 22, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

We need prevention, not privatization.

Published August 12, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Support on paid sick days crucial next week

Published August 4, 2022 by Matthew Pi
2022

Media advisory: WIPB extension recklessly abandons our patients without paid sick days

Published July 21, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Press release: Over 160 health workers sign open letter calling on the Ontario government to legislate 10 paid sick days immediately

Published June 24, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Join health workers on May 1 to demand decent work for all

Published April 25, 2022 by Sarah Shahid
2022

Government inaction on workplace protections undermining pandemic recovery and abandoning workers in sixth wave, according to health experts

Published April 6, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Media advisory – New report: Government inaction on decent wages and paid sick days undermining pandemic response, according to health experts

Published April 5, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Job Posting: Decent Work and Health Organizer

Published March 18, 2022 by Denise Martins
2022

Where is the federal paid sick days legislation we were promised?

Published February 7, 2022 by Denise Martins
2021

URGENT! Only a week left to make federal paid sick days accessible for our patients

Published December 9, 2021 by Monika Dutt
2021

Letter to Minister of Labour on Amendments to Bill C-3

Published December 1, 2021 by Matthew Pi
2021

PRESS RELEASE

Published November 22, 2021 by Sarah Shahid
2021

ADVISORY

Published November 18, 2021 by Sarah Shahid
2021

PRESS RELEASE

Published October 20, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Letter to Prime Minister on effective paid sick days policy

Published October 18, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

ADVISORY

Published October 15, 2021 by Denise Martins
2021

Temporary paid sick days set to expire during peak winter season

Published October 4, 2021 by Stephanie Sarmiento
2021

How you can show your support for 10 paid sick days

Published September 15, 2021 by Gaibrie Stephen
2021

Paid sick days must not expire

Published September 4, 2021 by Denise Martins
2021

Uptake of temporary paid sick days shows importance of accessibility

Published July 30, 2021 by Denise Martins
2021

Job Posting: Decent Work and Health Organizer

Published June 28, 2021 by Denise Martins
2021

From CRSB to provincial schemes, permanent & employer-paid sick days still missing

Published June 1, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

New paid sick days plan too little, too late

Published April 29, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Everyone was calling for paid sick days. No one asked for more policing.

Published April 18, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Health providers support Professor Avolonto against anti-Black racism at York University

Published April 16, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Paid sick leave: Premier Ford is playing politics with people’s lives

Published April 10, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Newsletter: April 1, 2021

Published April 1, 2021 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2021

Newsletter: March 4, 2021

Published March 4, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

Job Posting: Communications & Outreach Organizer

Published March 1, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

Press Release

Published February 16, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

ADVISORY

Published February 12, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

We don’t need the federal government to fix the CRSB, we need the provinces to legislate paid sick days for all

Published January 22, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

RELEASE

Published January 13, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

ADVISORY

Published January 12, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2021

A Year in Review

Published January 1, 2021 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Paid sick days outreach tools

Published December 15, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Dr. Tam: paid sick leave is “essential to protect worker and community health”

Published November 23, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Workshop for Health Workers Next Wednesday

Published November 6, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Wednesday: Our Lives Over Profit

Published October 15, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

What's happening with paid sick leave in Canada

Published October 1, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

ADVISORY

Published August 28, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Saturday is the Day of Action for Paid Sick Days

Published August 26, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Newly announced federal benefits

Published August 21, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

First-ever paid sick day report of its kind, launching August 19 

Published August 14, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Advisory

Published August 12, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Temporary sick leave is not enough -- join us tomorrow!

Published July 17, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Demand Paid Sick Days for All

Published July 15, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Precarious work is a health hazard

Published July 3, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Challenging racism is a public health responsibility

Published June 23, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Health and Status for All

Published June 17, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Anti-Black racism is a public health crisis

Published June 11, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Medical Experts Call for Immediate Paid Sick Days

Published June 9, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

COVID-19 Rates Higher in For-Profit Long Term Care Homes

Published May 11, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Gaps in the COVID-19 Response

Published May 5, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Workers need to isolate today, not 14 days from now

Published April 28, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Backgrounder

Published April 16, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

News Release: Essential Workers Say Precarious Employment is Still a Health Hazard

Published April 16, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Response to the March 25th Federal Announcement

Published March 26, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Analysis of March 18 federal announcement on containing COVID-19

Published March 18, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Government measures not enough to contain COVID-19

Published March 16, 2020 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2020

Patchwork measures not adequate say health providers, in response to Ford and Trudeau governments’ announcements on COVID-19

Published March 12, 2020 by Brynne Sinclair-Waters
2020

Media Advisory: Ford and Trudeau governments urged to protect workers to contain COVID-19

Published March 11, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Calls to Protect Health of Workers and Public Flood the Media

Published March 8, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

Doctors say COVID19 underlines the need to bring back paid sick days

Published February 14, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2020

From flu to coronavirus: bring back paid sick days

Published February 7, 2020
2020

Coronavirus outbreak highlights need to reinstate paid sick days, end sick notes, health workers say

Published February 7, 2020
2020

Open Letter to Premier on Paid Sick Days, Coronavirus & Influenza

Published February 4, 2020 by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh
2019

QP Briefing: Allowing Employers to Require Sick Notes and Scrapping Paid Sick Days Leads to More Sick People, Medical Professionals and Studies Say

Published November 22, 2019
2019

CBC: Health care workers call on Doug Ford government to reinstate paid sick days

Published November 19, 2019
2019

Metro Morning: Nurse says the provincial government removing sick days creates ‘direct risk to public health’

Published November 18, 2019
2019

November 18: Flu Fighter Outreach Blitz for Paid Sick Days

Published November 8, 2019
2019

On the Radio: Sick Notes are a Public Health Risk

Published October 7, 2019
2019

Asking an employee to get a sick note is a ‘public health risk,’ experts say

Published October 6, 2019
2019

The Ongoing Fight Against Bill 47

Published July 21, 2019
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