The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions said that under the emergency orders, their collective bargaining agreement with the province is suspended
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Unions representing Ontario's health-care workers say they're consulting with their memberships about taking political action in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers.
The Progressive Conservative government introduced a bill earlier this week that would allow the province to keep some emergency measures in place in the months ahead.Michael Hurley, president of the OCHU, said that while that was acceptable in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's now a detriment to health-care workers.
As of Friday, there were 117 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from a peak of 1,043 in March. There were 4,309 active cases in the province, according to the Ontario government. Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Friday that 30 of the province’s 34 public health units – every region except Peel, York, Toronto and Windsor-Essex – are reporting five or fewer new cases, with 17 of them reporting no new cases at all.
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