Rally for Paid Sick Days for all Alberta Workers

Rally for Paid Sick Days for all Alberta Workers Hundreds expected to demand Paid Sick Days for all Alberta Workers at today’s legislature rally hosted by the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA)

EDMONTON – “Thousands upon thousands of Alberta workers get no paid sick time” said HSAA President, Mike Parker. “This means they are often forced to decide between taking care of their health or working so they can put food on the table for their families.” 

“This impossible decision, and the precarious financial situation so many workers find themselves in, means that going to work sick is becoming more and more common,” added Vice President, Leanne Alfaro. “This puts workers and everyone they encounter at risk.”

The rally for Paid Sick Days is today at 4:30 on the front steps of the Alberta Legislature.

Several speakers will outline the benefits to workers and all Albertans that comes with ensuring people don’t have to choose between their health and getting paid. They will also encourage everyone to sign a petition making it so no Alberta worker must make this choice. 

“It’s unfair to ask workers to decide between their health, and getting paid,” commented Alfaro. “Paid Sick Days for all Alberta workers is a moral obligation we have to the people who care for us and the people who are struggling to get by.” Parker concluded, “We cannot leave it up to employers to do the right thing on their own. Workers need to know they will be taken care of, so they can continue to take care of all of us.”

HSAA is 29,000 health-care professionals dedicated to protecting the public health system and the vulnerable Albertans who rely on it.