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
Updates
Your rights at work have changed
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
We continue our fight for decent work!
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
Thank you for standing up for decent work!
The 7th annual Workers’ Bowl fundraiser wrapped up successfully this past Saturday. Many friends and allies, old and new, came out committed to raising money for programs to support workers in precarious employment. Thank you for raising money that will be used in our leadership education and training programs, as well as internships at the… contine reading
Defending our rights
With the government officially moving to take away new worker protections, the 7th annual Workers’ Bowl has become that much more urgent. The OEERC’s fundraiser, in partnership with the Workers’ Action Centre, supports community and leadership programs that better equip workers to take on bad workplace practices. Hundreds of workers with urgent problems at work call our… contine reading
Inspiring a community of workers to speak out
The Workers’ Bowl on November 3 will take place at a critical time, when Ontario workers are uncertain what our labour rights will look like next year. Leading up to this 7th annual fundraiser of the Ontario Employment Education and Research Centre (OEERC), workers have been relentless in spreading the word about the new rights… contine reading
Recognizing our leaders in the movement
This season, we want to give a shout out to the courageous workers who continue to stand up for our rights—even with the threat of government cuts to wages and labour rights that the most vulnerable Ontarians rely on. Now more than ever, we need workers to be encouraged and supported to speak out about… contine reading
September 15 – Stand Up and Speak Out for a $15 Minimum Wage!
Join us on Saturday, September 15 for our Day of Action! That’s when the 15-week countdown to a $15 minimum wage in Ontario begins. We are marking the day with creative actions at MPP offices in over 15 communities. Visit the Fight for $15 & Fairness website or Facebook page to see where the action… contine reading
Join us on Labour Day!
Join $15 & Fairness on Labour Day in Toronto – Monday, September 3! The Workers’ Action Centre and our allies in the fight for decent work will be leading the Labour Day march this year and also organizing to get support from unions to make sure Bill 148 is not taken away by the new Ontario government.… contine reading
Ontario’s majority demands decent work
It’s been an eventful month since the last time you heard from us. All of us at the Workers’ Action Centre want to thank you for getting involved before, during and after the elections as we did outreach about workers’ rights and how to protect them. Over the past few months, all of your support… contine reading