“Low-wage jobs,” “part-time work,” “employers cutting corners,” “fast food workers feeling squeezed” – it is not often that issues of precarious work get widespread and prolonged media and public debate. That’s just what has happened over the last few weeks as stories emerged of McDonald’s and other fast-food workers being laid-off in favour of migrant… contine reading
Archives for April 2014
April 14: Raise the Minimum Wage action!
Along with actions across Ontario, members of the Workers Action Centre were prominent participants in the Toronto rally, and helped to make the links between decent wages and decent work. In Toronto, nearly 200 people rallied downtown demanding a $14 minimum wage and decent work instead of precarious, low-wage employment. The crowd then marched north… contine reading
Equal Pay Day – women deserve fair pay!
Queen’s Park is proclaiming its first Equal Pay Day today to raise awareness of the earnings gap between men and women in Ontario. Equal Pay Day represents how far into the next year a woman, on average, must work to earn the same amount a man made in the previous year. Last year, Equal Pay… contine reading
New report calls for crack-down on recruiter abuse
A ground-breaking new report on migrant worker recruitment abuses was released this week by the Metcalf Foundation. The report, written by lawyer Fay Faraday, calls for stronger protections for migrant workers against recruitment fees. The report outlines how migrant workers pay thousands of dollars to work in Canada and illustrates how our current laws are not working to stop… contine reading
The fight for a $14 minimum wage continues!
The Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage is organizing a provincial day of action on Monday, April 14. It is more critical than ever that our fight for $14 continues and that we demand that MPPs support Bill 165 which indexes the minimum wage to inflation. Find out more here In Toronto, join us on… contine reading