Ringing bells, home care workers and supporters raised a “wake-up call” for Premier Kathleen Wynne at an action organized by the Ontario Health Coalition on hospital row this morning. 4,500 Red Cross Care Partners home care workers have been on strike across the province since December 11, 2013. Most home care workers work for just above… contine reading
Archives for December 2013
Spirits blaze at holiday action for $14 NOW!
This past Saturday, WAC gathered as part of the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage for a holiday minimum wage action outside the Toronto Eaton Centre. In collaboration with the OPSEU Provincial Young Workers Committee and many supporters, we handed out hundreds of candy canes and cups of hot chocolate – while collecting signatures on holiday cards… contine reading
New protections for Ontario workers announced today
Workers in Ontario have won important new protections against wage theft under new legislation introduced today. The new bill introduces many changes that Workers’ Action Centre members and supporters across the province have been calling for through the Stop Wage Theft campaign. If passed the new legislation would: Give workers 2 years to claim unpaid wages Get rid… contine reading