Fast food workers organizing for $15 and union recognition in the US won an important victory yesterday as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that McDonald’s could be held liable… contine reading
Precarious Work
Wage theft and minimum wage bills re-introduced
Responding to workers’ organizing for decent work, the Ontario government re-introduced legislation to index the minimum wage to inflation and and bring in new protections against wage theft. The new… contine reading
Migrant worker program changes entrench revolving door of flexible labour
On June 20th, Employment Minister Jason Kenney introduced a series of changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. These changes include: Reducing the length of time workers can stay in… contine reading
Time for a decent work agenda
Last night, Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal party won a majority in the Ontario election. Voters rejected Tim Hudak’s austerity vision of massive cuts to jobs and services, and freezing of the… contine reading
2014 Election Alert
June 12 is the provincial election. Candidates running for office will be asking for your vote and support. It’s a perfect time to send a message that we need decent… contine reading
Can you balance the bills on $10.25?
On May 14th, CFS-Ontario and the OFL Young Workers Committee joined with the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage to organize a real-life minimum wage obstacle course and rally for young workers. The obstacle course featured the… contine reading
We need to change the conversation from exclusion to creating good jobs for all
“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.… 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… contine reading
What’s in the decent work bills?
This spring, we have a real opportunity to pass laws that will improve our wages and working conditions. There are now several important bills being considered by Members of Provincial… contine reading
New bill pushes government for better protections of temp agency workers
Temp agency workers work months, sometimes years, alongside co-workers doing the same job but for less pay, fewer or no benefits, little protection against violation of their employment rights and… contine reading