On August 21-24, WAC joined thousands of people from across Canada at the Peoples Social Forum in Ottawa. We traveled to Ottawa with a team of WAC member leaders… contine reading
Updates
San Francisco introduces Retail Workers Bill of Rights
What happens when you have the highest minimum wage in the country but many retail workers are still living in poverty because they can’t get enough hours at work. Retail… contine reading
Big win for US fast food workers: McDonald’s could be held liable for violations
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
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
We delivered a 40 foot petition to the Ministry of Labour!
On June 18th, just a week after the provincial elections that brought in a Liberbal majority, the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage sent a clear message to Premier Kathleen Wynne and… 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
Outreach blitz spreads the word on $11
On May 31st the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage rallied volunteers and allies, including members of the Workers’ Action Centre, to do an outreach blitz at Dufferin and Bloor to spread 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