Category: front line workers

Family Wants Life Terms for Killers of Frontline Staff

Laws to better protect New South Wales (NSW) frontline health workers could be on the cards after the fatal stabbing of a Sydney paramedic, with his family calling for tougher penalties. The family of Steven Tougher, a 29-year-old father killed while taking a meal break during a night shift outside a Sydney McDonald’s last Friday,…


Vaccine Mandates Backfire on Employers

Commentary Vaccine mandates are being imperiled as intransigent workers ignore approaching deadlines. Labour unions are pushing back against vaccine mandates in some cases, while informal employee organizations are standing up for unvaccinated workers when unions won’t. Companies and governments are facing a choice between firing thousands of workers or backing off on their vaccination deadlines….


Fundraising Helps Provide Childcare for Frontline Workers

When officials from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley reached out to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian with a request for a lead corporate gift of $25,000 as a matching donation for the Clubs’ annual “Greatness Amplified” fundraising campaign, Hoag leaders quickly doubled the amount to $50,000 to help the struggling club. Along with…