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THUNDER BAY — A Thunder Bay labour leader is welcoming the court ruling that quashed the Conservative government's Bill 124, but says the struggle to overturn the legislation is far from over.
Jefford speaks for about 4,000 workers in Northwestern Ontario affected by Bill 124, including people employed in the health care, long-term care, child care and education sectors.The Ford government has already announced its intention to appeal the ruling, but if it's upheld it will clear the way for various unions to pursue back pay totalling billions of dollars.
According to Jefford, hundreds of workers are at the point now where they have been forced to use food banks, "just to get through to their next paycheque," which indicates to her how Bill 124 has impacted the most vulnerable members of society.Jefford also maintained that numerous employers are equally frustrated with Bill 124 because it has impacted staffing.
"We are reviewing the decision. Our intention is to appeal," MPP Kevin Holland said in a brief statement:"We know [Bill 124] has caused an enormous exodus of people leaving nursing, for one thing, and can be directly tied to the crisis in health care," she said.
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