Wal-Mart employees across the USA are walking off the job today, one of the busiest retail days of the year. At over 1,000 actions that are taking place today, workers are demanding that Wal-Mart improve wages, working conditions and health benefits and stop retaliating against employees who are speaking out. This walk-out is a continuation… contine reading
Archives for November 2012
Employer jailed for unpaid wages, stronger protections needed to stop wage theft
An employer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for over $125,000 in unpaid wages owing to 61 employees. Steve Blondin and his six companies were prosecuted after they did not comply with 113 orders from the Ministry of Labour to pay workers’ wages. In addition to the jail term, the Ontario Court of… contine reading
Eligibility for EI plummets
Short term, part time work is making it harder for us to collect unemployment insurance (EI) when we lose our jobs. Fewer people are working enough hours to qualify for EI according to Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada reports that there are more part time jobs being created than full time jobs. That is why EI… contine reading