If you’re sick, having an emergency … you can’t wait for the strike to be over,’ says Fogo Island mayor
John Norman is the mayor of Bonavista and the chief operations officer and co-owner of Bonavista Creative and Bonavista Living. - ContributedST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The residents of Bonavista and surrounding areas were put in a perilous position on Friday, Jan. 20, when private ambulance services went on strike, says Mayor John Norman.
On Monday, Jan. 23, in an emergency debate, the provincial government proposed the Essential Ambulance Services Act, aiming to ensure the continuation of essential ambulance services in the event of a strike or lockout.“I sympathize and I think there’s got to be a lot of work done there to compensate people who work in a very difficult sector of health care.
In an emailed statement, the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour said there can be no full and meaningful right of association through collective bargaining without the ability for workers to withhold their labour.
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