Health-care workers, social workers, teachers and others gathered in Jarry Park Sunday afternoon to demand pay and treatment that better reflects the heavy burden they have carried as essential workers during the pandemic. "Our salaries are not better, our work conditions are not better." Many essential workers have been on the front lines of the pandemic since it began. Mental health supportSome of the workers' demands, such as better pay and better mental health support, are universal. Essential workers are frequently acknowledged at government news conferences, says teacher and demonstration organizer Alex Pelchat, but that's where things end.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2021 00:52 UTC