NDP Leader Ryan Meili called on the province to work with employers to guarantee frontline workers in essential services receive the access they require to clear physical distancing protocols along with having adequate protective equipment on Tuesday, March 24. He also wants frontline workers to have access to childcare and other supports in order to enable them to keep doing their jobs.听
鈥淕rocery clerks, pharmacists, cleaners, healthcare workers and others in essential services are holding our communities together right now,鈥� said Meili. 鈥淲e need to do everything we can, so they can keep doing that work safely.鈥澨�
Meili was joined by Gail Mack, who works at a Saskatoon grocery store.听
鈥淚 have never been more proud of the work I do. I need to know that someone鈥檚 got my back when it comes to my safety,鈥� said Mack. 鈥淲orkers, business owners, customers 鈥� we鈥檙e all trying our best to get this right. Now we need support from the government, with clear guidelines to keep us all safe.鈥澨�
鈥淔or most of us right now, our civic duty is to stay home,鈥� said Meili. 鈥淏ut for us to be able to do that, some of us need to keep going to work in our grocery stores, pharmacies and hospitals. They鈥檙e working to keep us safe 鈥� we need to keep them safe while they do it.鈥�
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