Updates

On Sunday, June 16, which is International Domestic Workers’ Day, we will join migrant worker groups across the country to Unite Against Racism. Join us at 2:00 pm at Grange Park as part of this national day of action, so we can demand decent work for ALL and push back against the cuts that hurt… contine reading

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

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

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

Workers in Ontario received another blow from Premier Ford this week, after his government passed Bill 66. The bill means employers no longer need approval from the Ministry of Labour if they want their employees to work more than 48 hours per week or want to reduce overtime pay. Now, workers will receive even less… contine reading

On Thursday, March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, Workers’ Action Centre members will join our allies in the Migrant Rights Network to take urgently needed action against the growing tides of xenophobia and racism. Friend, can we count on your participation? From Halifax to Vancouver communities are coming together throughout this… contine reading

After ripping away our labour law improvements with Bill 47, in December the government also tabled Bill 66, the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act. If this bill becomes law, it will remove a wide range of legal rules meant to protect our communities. Some of the proposed changes directly affect workers’ rights. Help us speak out… contine reading

Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act became the new reality for our workplace rights on January 1, 2019. This new legislation cancels the $15 minimum wage and takes away important protections such as paid sick days and equal pay for equal work. The government’s betrayal of working Ontarians is causing more and more people… contine reading

Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, became law on November 21. It takes away a number of our new protections and rights meant to stop the spread of precarious work, including the increase to a $15 minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, and 2 paid sick days. These new changes will… contine reading