Updates

Where do workers turn for help when they have a problem on the job? What do they do when no one is inspecting their workplace and violations are rampant? Well, they call us!   We receive hundreds of calls on our Workers’ Rights Information Phoneline. People call in with urgent questions about how to deal with… contine reading

Now is the time to stand up and protect yourself at work. Wages are low, harassment and discrimination on the job are high, and violations of our rights are on repeat. In the 2016 proactive inspection blitz by the Ministry of Labour, they found that over 70% of employers that had violated workers’ rights in… contine reading

Premier Ford shuffled his cabinet, but the Conservative cuts are still happening. MPP Doug Downey was appointed the new Attorney General, but he has not reversed the damaging cuts to legal aid public services. Many groups are taking urgent action to save Legal Aid [1]. In Toronto, you can take action by joining Parkdale Community… contine reading

Poll after poll shows that the majority of the public disapproves of the Conservative government’s huge cuts to education, health, legal aid services, and labour rights. Premier Ford felt public pressure to shuffle his key leaders in Cabinet including the Minister of Labour. MPP Laurie Scott is out and MPP Monte McNaughton is now in.… contine reading

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