This Saturday, June 1 is Injured Workers’ Day. With the Ford government continuing to take rights and protections away from workers, this year’s annual Injured Workers’ Day Rally is even more important. A government “for the people” should do everything in its power to prevent the injury, illness or death of workers in Ontario. But… contine reading
Archives for May 2019
Stories from the Frontlines: How organizers fight Ford’s cuts
Educating workers about their rights is becoming more critical as the Ford government wipes out the enforcement of our labour laws. The Ontario budget released last month included an $11 million dollar cut to the Ministry of Labour, and a move toward relying on employers to educate and regulate themselves [1]. Then this week, the… contine reading
Foodora workers fight for respect
Toronto’s bike and car couriers working for Foodora launched the Justice for Foodora Couriers campaign today, International Workers’ Day. Couriers for the food delivery company are in one of the many dangerous, unstable jobs that the gig economy has created in the last 15 years. At the heart of their fight is the central demand for… contine reading