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… contine reading
Employer receives jail term for unpaid wages, wages still owing to young workers
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… contine reading
What’s the bigger picture behind the RBC outsourcing story?
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… contine reading
Toronto Star editorial calls on Wynne government to act on precarious work
“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… contine reading
Law Commission of Ontario report calls for action on precarious work
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… contine reading
Working hard, fighting for unpaid wages
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… contine reading
Overwhelming support for minimum wage increase
An increase in the minimum wage to $14 has overwhelming support across the province. A CTV poll found 72% of 1,769 respondents agreed Ontario should raise the minimum wage to… contine reading
Communities around Ontario call on MPPs to melt the minimum wage freeze now
A province-wide campaign to raise the minimum wage was launched today, with actions calling on the government to melt the freeze taking place around Ontario. In Toronto, over 200 people… contine reading
WAC members deliver 400 stories of wage theft to MPPs
On Friday, WAC members delivered 400 stories of wage theft to four MPPs in Toronto. We have been out speaking to workers about their experiences of wage theft across the… contine reading
Growing pressure for minimum wage increase
Campaign 2000 joins the growing number of groups across the province calling for an increase in the minimum wage. In their 2012 report card on child poverty released on Thursday,… contine reading