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OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In Ottawa and across the province hospital and long-term care health care staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are taking part in an International Womens Day workplace action that calls on the Ontario government to respect, protect, and increase pay for health care workers who are predominantly women. At hospitals and long-term care homes throughout Ontario health care workers will be visibly wearing stickers, holding up signs saying Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us. At some locations they will be holding outdoor rallies. An outdoor distanced rally is planned for 12:00 noon, Monday March 8 at the Saint-Vincent Hospital site of Bruyre, 60 Cambridge St. North. From the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, health care workers have made great personal and economic sacrifices. They have not been adequately protected by this government and nearly 20,000 have contracted the virus. Only some have been provided pandemic pay and those who work part-time not given sick pay for isolating if exposed. The pandemic has shown just how valuable, heroic, and dedicated this gendered workforce is. They must be respected, protected, and better paid, says Sharon Richer the secretary-treasurer of CUPEs Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us is a joint CUPE, SEIU Healthcare and Unifor campaign. Collectively the unions represent 175,000 health care workers in Ontario. They are calling on the Doug Ford government to: lf/cope 491

Answer: Ottawa Bruyre Hospital Staff Hold Respect Us - Protect Us - Pay Us Rally 12:00 Noon Today International Womens Day