WAC Members have been attending MPP events and visiting their local MPP offices to bring to their attention the issues facing Ontario workers in low wage and precarious employment as… contine reading
Archives for February 2012
WAC sends Premier McGuinty our messages to Stop Wage Theft
Starting today, WAC is sending daily parcels of Stop Wage Theft postcards to Premier McGuinty, urging the Liberal government to Stop Wage Theft! As the postcard states: “We work hard,… contine reading
Metcalf Foundation study: working poor numbers way up in Toronto
The number of working poor in the Toronto Region increased by 42% between 2000 and 2005, according to a new study from the Metcalf Foundation. This group accounted for more… contine reading
Stop the $6 million cut to Employment Standards enforcement
When WAC members learned that the provincial government was planning to cut $6 million from Employment Standards enforcement in 2012, we took to the streets immediately and started mobilizing to… contine reading