{"id":2,"date":"2026-05-10T04:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T04:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-14T21:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:38:15","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-image:var(--wp--preset--gradient--custom-wff-purple-gradient);\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d010d22e59da884165453aa32dfb23fe is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6017beb2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">You&#8217;re worth fighting for<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information and updates about the Worth Fighting For campaign for the people we support, their families and local communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We understand that the people we support, their families, and our local community&nbsp;want to know more&nbsp;about the&nbsp;<em>Worth Fighting For&nbsp;<\/em>campaign, including how you can support the campaign and&nbsp;what will be the&nbsp;impact&nbsp;of a potential strike.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Please continue to visit this page for updates and information.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to hear from the people we support&nbsp;and their loved ones.&nbsp;Get in touch&nbsp;about&nbsp;the campaign using the&nbsp;contact form below.&nbsp;You can also share your information to receive updates and opportunities to take action.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please let us know if you are ready to take action now \u2013 such as talking to your MPP or the 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name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-369\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Send\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Send<\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Worth Fighting For campaign?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are workers in&nbsp;our&nbsp;community&nbsp;health and social services. We work as social workers, shelter workers, addictions counsellors, direct support professionals, child mental health workers, administrative&nbsp;professionals&nbsp;and many other roles. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, we support youth, families, and some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. We are committed to providing high-quality care and defending the services that people rely on.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;why we are fighting for justice for stolen wages&nbsp;<em>and&nbsp;<\/em>for the future of our services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We believe that when we all come together to demand change, we can win better funding and a better future for our communities.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers, the people we support, and our communities are&nbsp;<em>worth fighting for.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-white-color has-custom-wff-red-e-83-c-45-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8754cbda1255a3294c0a4d4a6ee90218 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the campaign and put pressure on the government to act now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/#action\">Send an email to your MPP and Premier Ford<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact your MPP directly through phone and email.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/current\">Find your MPP here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share a message of support with our employers and the agencies where you or your loved&nbsp;ones&nbsp;access services.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the contact form to ask questions or get involved&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share your story and message of support publicly and in the media (We can support you with this!&nbsp;Fill out the contact form to get in&nbsp;touch.)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How stolen wages and underfunding cheat our communities&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ford-stole-wages-WFF-sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ford-stole-wages-WFF-sign.jpg 559w, https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ford-stole-wages-WFF-sign-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford government\u2019s unconstitutional Bill 124 froze wages of public workers at a time of skyrocketing inflation. After it was ruled unconstitutional, other public sector workers like teachers and nurses got what they were owed, but Community Health and Social Services workers were left out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford government\u2019s unconstitutional Bill 124 froze wages of public workers at a time of skyrocketing inflation. After it was ruled unconstitutional, other&nbsp;public sector&nbsp;workers&nbsp;like teachers and nurses&nbsp;got what they were&nbsp;owed,&nbsp;but Community&nbsp;Health&nbsp;and Social Services workers were left&nbsp;out.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We support some of the most vulnerable people in our communities \u2013 but our work and the people we support are&nbsp;undervalued&nbsp;by this government.&nbsp;Workers&nbsp;are&nbsp;asking for&nbsp;permanent, funded, retroactive wage increase of 6.5% or more to catch up with counterparts who received backpay for the now-repealed Bill 124.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill 124 took&nbsp;money from workers who provide critical&nbsp;care and support for&nbsp;some of the most vulnerable people in our communities&nbsp;\u2013 all while the cost of living skyrocketed.&nbsp;This wage suppression&nbsp;has&nbsp;pushed many workers to access&nbsp;food banks&nbsp;or work second jobs, just to make ends meet.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;just hurt workers: it hurts&nbsp;the people we support through&nbsp;worsening staffing shortages,&nbsp;burnout&nbsp;and higher&nbsp;turnover because workers&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;afford to stay in these jobs.&nbsp;Combined with chronic underfunding across our services, waitlists are growing, caseloads are&nbsp;skyrocketing&nbsp;and communities are paying the price.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We deserve good jobs and strong community&nbsp;health&nbsp;and social services in our communities.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re worth fighting for Information and updates about the Worth Fighting For campaign for the people we support, their families and local communities We understand that the people we support, their families, and our local community&nbsp;want to know more&nbsp;about the&nbsp;Worth Fighting For&nbsp;campaign, including how you can support the campaign and&nbsp;what will be the&nbsp;impact&nbsp;of a potential [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2712,"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/2712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worthfightingfor.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}