On May 1st, we were in the streets celebrating workers on May Day and demanding change. Today, we released an important new report calling for urgent action on decent work. Since the provincial election officially starts tomorrow, we’re making our demands loud and clear so that each political party can respond with a plan for… contine reading
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Join the May 1st Rally for Decent Work!
Join us on International Workers’ Day this Sunday for the May 1st Rally and March! Let’s show our power and commitment to fighting for decent wages and working conditions for all workers in Ontario. We need to send a strong message that weakening labour laws in Ontario is unacceptable. This is even more important since… contine reading
Proposed Conservative Bill Weakens All Ontario Workers’ Rights
The Ford government has proposed new workplace legislation for app-based workers in Bill 88, which brings in less protection for so-called gig workers than Ontario’s basic labour laws! This bill does not ensure basic labour protection for workers at companies like Uber, Skip the Dishes and DoorDash. Instead, Bill 88 undermines gig workers’ fight to… contine reading
Build Power to Fight for Paid Sick Days & More!
It’s two years after the pandemic began and Ontario only has three temporary paid sick days for COVID-19 related illness only. The Ontario government opened the Worker Income Protection Benefit (WIPB) on April 28, 2021 and extended it until July 31, 2022 – but they did not bother to increase the number of paid days… contine reading
Join the May 1st Rally for Decent Work!
Join us on International Workers’ Day this Sunday for the May 1st Rally and March! Let’s show our power and commitment to fighting for decent wages and working conditions for all workers in Ontario. We need to send a strong message that weakening labour laws in Ontario is unacceptable. This is even more important since… contine reading
Proposed Conservative Bill Weakens All Ontario Workers’ Rights
The Ford government has proposed new workplace legislation for app-based workers in Bill 88, which brings in less protection for so-called gig workers than Ontario’s basic labour laws! This bill does not ensure basic labour protection for workers at companies like Uber, Skip the Dishes and DoorDash. Instead, Bill 88 undermines gig workers’ fight to… contine reading
Build Power to Fight for Paid Sick Days & More!
It’s two years after the pandemic began and Ontario only has three temporary paid sick days for COVID-19 related illness only. The Ontario government opened the Worker Income Protection Benefit (WIPB) on April 28, 2021 and extended it until July 31, 2022 – but they did not bother to increase the number of paid days… contine reading