Calls for paid sick days and greater protections for factory workers facing COVID-19 outbreaks

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

Outbreaks in manufacturing and factories are a big part of the COVID-19 spike in Ontario, with advocates calling for paid sick days and rapid testing to control spread. Matt Galloway talks to a worker who says he can’t afford to call in sick, as well as Deena Ladd, executive director of the Workers' Action Centre, and Mayor of Brampton, Ont., Patrick Brown.