When WAC members learned that the provincial government was planning to cut $6 million from Employment Standards enforcement in 2012, we took to the streets immediately and started mobilizing to stop the cut. WAC members speak out in our “Stop the $ million cut” video – part of our campaign to pressure the Ontario government… contine reading
Videos
Wage Theft Video 4 – Outdated Laws, No Enforcement are failing Ontario’s Workers
Lilliane and Vivian worked endless hours for two separate families taking care of young children and disabled seniors. As live-in caregivers, they gave their care and love and a majority of their lives to people who became like family members to them over the years. Both were forced to leave their jobs, and heartbreakingly the… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 3 – Unpaid wages, repeat violations
Follow a group of painters as they track down a well-know repeat violator who has a history of hiring workers and not paying them. Inside the luxury condo buildings of downtown Toronto, workers all along the subcontracting chain struggle with unpaid wages and numerous violations of their rights. Cash payments, no records or documentation of… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 2 – No protection on the job
Mohammed and Lillia share their personal stories of wage theft and the fight to get their unpaid wages. As a student Mohammed relied on his summer job to cover his student loans and the costs of going to university. Instead, the reality of the job was bounced cheques and no vacation or public holiday pay.… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 1 – Looking for work: job scams & ESA violations
Join a group of WAC members as they sit around the kitchen table calling job ads from the newspaper. Listen in as employers repeatedly make illegal offers of work demonstrating just how confident they are at breaking the law. Without strong penalties or prosecution for bosses who steal workers’ wages they boldly offer jobs at… contine reading
Say NO to Bill 68
How would you feel if your wallet was stolen and the police told you to ask the thief for it back before they would help you? This is the question asked by members of WAC who launched a campaign in 2010 to stop Bill 68 from passing. The bill proposed changing the regulations of the… contine reading