Personal care workers at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged in North York are on strike due to low wages and insufficient benefits. They claim replacement workers are undermining their efforts and compromising the care quality received by seniors. CUPE Local 5525 members, who have been striking for three weeks, express concerns over job security and the well-being of residents. Workers emphasize the need for fair compensation and benefits, stating replacement staff fail to deliver the same standard of care, which affects seniors' safety and connection to their caregivers.
They don’t arrive on time, they don’t give the right medication... We help them.
Their employer has brought in scab labour, and the seniors are paying a price for that, because it lowers the quality of care.
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