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Archives for April 2013

No more delays, we need a minimum wage increase now!

April 29, 2013

Help us send a strong message to Premier Kathleen Wynne – no more delays, no commissions, we need a minimum wage increase to $14 now! In March, communities across Ontario came together to launch a campaign for a minimum wage increase.  Creative actions took place in 15 different cities, calling for a raise in the… contine reading

Waiting for action on wage theft in 2013 budget

April 22, 2013

More voices are calling on the Ontario government to step up protection for workers against wage theft in the 2013 budget.  Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced today the budget will be tabled on May 2. In a Toronto Star op-ed on Friday, United Way Toronto and the Mowat Centre call on the Ontario government to… contine reading

OCAP Rally

Employer receives jail term for unpaid wages, wages still owing to young workers

April 12, 2013

The owner of a pool company that owes thousands of dollars of unpaid wages to former student lifeguards has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $15,000. According to a 2009 Toronto Star expose, Peter Check hired student lifeguards each summer and then failed to pay their last months’ wages.  When students complained,… contine reading

What’s the bigger picture behind the RBC outsourcing story?

April 9, 2013

Over the weekend news broke about 45 RBC employees being laid off and replaced by migrant workers on temporary visas.  The migrant workers are being hired by iGate, an outsourcing company with a contract with RBC for IT services.  The federal government has responded stating that it is investigating, since migrant workers are only supposed… contine reading

Toronto Star editorial calls on Wynne government to act on precarious work

April 8, 2013

“It’s a shame that the Ontario government has known about these problems for many years without taking necessary action. It’s now Wynne’s turn to listen — and act.”  This is one of many strong statements in today’s Toronto Star editorial calling on Kathleen Wynne to take action on unpaid wages and precarious work. The Star… contine reading

Law Commission of Ontario report calls for action on precarious work

April 3, 2013

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) calls on the Ontario government to take action to increase protection for Ontario workers in their report on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work released today. The report confirms the reality of precarious work that WAC members and workers across Ontario face everyday – work today has become less secure,… contine reading

Working hard, fighting for unpaid wages

April 3, 2013

Gilma speaks out… In 2012, I worked for a temp agency as a supply Early Childhood Educator for a few months.  I had to go to a temp agency even though the work is infrequent and its low-paid because in that moment I didn’t have any other options. I earned the minimum wage and I… contine reading

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