WAC Members and staff joined a mass of supporters at the Target Fairness Rally today organized by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). The rally was held at Target Headquarters in Mississauga where corporate managers have decided to let go almost 10,000 Zeller’s workers when Target takes over in 2013. This is on top… contine reading
Archives for August 2012
Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) releases “Interim Report on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work”
We encourage our allies and supporters to respond to the LCO call-out for feedback on this important research initiative by October 1, 2012. “The latest LCO report is a response to the increase in precarious work and the predominance of women, immigrants and/or racialized persons in this work,” said Dr. Patricia Hughes, Executive Director of… contine reading
Crack down on wage theft needed
Expand protection for workers and crack down on wage theft – this is the message WAC representatives shared with MPP Laura Albanese today. In her role as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Laura Albanese met with WAC to discuss the recommendations of the Dean Report, an Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational Health &… contine reading
Employers need to face real consequences
John Patino speaks out… I was working as a handyman for a cleaning company. All of my paycheques were for the same amount of hours, but every cheque would have different deductions. I regularly asked my boss to pay me with the correct deductions. But the same thing kept happening. Based on this I told… contine reading