Student Workers Protest

Students working at provincial parks are protesting a government decision to exempt itself from paying them for statutory holidays.

The Employment Standards Act exempts the government from certain minimum labour standards, including compensating employees for vacation and statutory holidays.

That means student workers will lose an average of $450 on vacation and holiday pay over the summer.

A number of information pickets took place over the weekend at provincial parks in southern Ontario

No word on any similar protests at northwestern Ontario parks.