“Access [to paid sick leave] should be immediate, seamless and universal for the health of all workers.”

On the heels of demonstrations across the country for paid sick leave, B.C. Employment Standards Coalition members David Fairey and Kaitlyn Matulewicz have published an op-ed in The Tyee. They explain why the new federal paid sick leave program is inadequate and call on provinces to implement permanent, employer-provided paid sick days through the Employment Standards Act: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2020/07/21/New-Federal-Paid-Sick-Leave/

David Fairey is the co-chair of the BC Employment Standards Coalition. Kaitlyn Matulewicz is the co-chair of the BC Employment Standards Coalition and Executive Director of the Worker Solidarity Network (formerly Retail Action Network).