The provincial wage top-up for frontline healthcare workers is not enough even after the latest expansion according to three of Saskatchewan’s unions.

Last week, the top-up was expanded to include workers at integrated care homes.

CUPE Local 5430 Vice-President Pearl Blommaert says some members, such as acute care workers, have been excluded from the wage top-up. She says it shouldn’t matter if they work in long-term cafe, community care or acute care.

SEIU-West and SGEU are both calling for more funding as well, saying health care workers have been denied vacation during the pandemic while dealing with a crushing workload and understaffing in many areas of the healthcare system.

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