Ontario labour leaders celebrate court decision that struck down Bill 124
Karen Littlewood, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Association , said her members were “excited” about the ruling.
“What it means is the public sector workers have spoken up, they’ve fought against something that’s unconstitutional — and they’ve won,” she told Global News.Health care advocates have argued since 2019 — with a growing urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic — that Bill 124 and its wage restraint rules were compounding the province’s health care crisis.
Nurses, in particular, pleaded with the province to remove the legislation. They said as burnout kicked in, many left the profession and staffing shortages began to bite.“Today brought light at the end of the tunnel,” Doris Grinspun, president of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, said.Read more:Ontario’s Opposition parties have called on the province not to proceed with its plans to appeal the ruling.
“Don’t keep dragging this out in the court — you shouldn’t be fighting this, it’s wrong,” Ontario Liberal Leader John Fraser said.“My message to Ford is simple: do not appeal this decision,” Tabuns said. “Bill 124 has wreaked untold damage on our precious public services. Mr. Ford’s wage-capping legislation has created staffing crises in key sectors like education and health care, and Ontarians have been paying the price.”
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