Union leaders across the country applauded the federal government on Thursday for contributing up to $3 billion to help boost wages for essential workers across the country in the COVID-19 pandemic — but they argue governments should allow those front-line workers to retain that higher pay once the public health crisis has passed. “Many of these jobs are paid at a rate that is absolutely not commensurate with the value that they give to our community and we see this as a recognition of that,” said CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn. “We think that this should not be a temporary thing.
This should be a permanent measure where enhanced funding is permanently provided.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government has reached