Where do workers turn for help when they have a problem on the job? What do they do when no one is inspecting their workplace and violations are rampant? Well, they call us!   We receive hundreds of calls on our Workers’ Rights Information Phoneline. People call in with urgent questions about how to deal with… contine reading

Now is the time to stand up and protect yourself at work. Wages are low, harassment and discrimination on the job are high, and violations of our rights are on repeat. In the 2016 proactive inspection blitz by the Ministry of Labour, they found that over 70% of employers that had violated workers’ rights in… contine reading

Premier Ford shuffled his cabinet, but the Conservative cuts are still happening. MPP Doug Downey was appointed the new Attorney General, but he has not reversed the damaging cuts to legal aid public services. Many groups are taking urgent action to save Legal Aid [1]. In Toronto, you can take action by joining Parkdale Community… contine reading

Poll after poll shows that the majority of the public disapproves of the Conservative government’s huge cuts to education, health, legal aid services, and labour rights. Premier Ford felt public pressure to shuffle his key leaders in Cabinet including the Minister of Labour. MPP Laurie Scott is out and MPP Monte McNaughton is now in.… contine reading