Financial, political pressures coalescing to force end
Several collective agreements in this week’s issue of CLV Reports have wound up their sick leave provisions and replaced them with a short-term disability plan. In Toronto in particular, sick days were a hot political issue during the inside and outside workers’ strike this summer. In many municipalities and schools boards, they are already a thing of the past. Those that remain are certainly going to be under scrutiny, though healthcare bargaining units might well be able to withstand the pressure for some time.
