I have been doing outreach in my neighborhood as a new member of WAC. We have heard a lot of stories from people about not getting paid and unfair treatment… contine reading
Updates
6th Day of Action – 6 million workers in Ontario needing stronger protection
“I’m a full time student juggling 3 jobs. I talk to so many people who are not getting paid stat holidays and who don’t know their rights. Being a student,… contine reading
5th Day of Action – 5 weeks of unpaid wages
I started working in a career college. They said were going to pay me, but because the students hadn’t paid them, they would be late. So I waited. For 1… contine reading
4th Day of Action – 4 bakery workers waiting to be paid
I worked at a bakery for a year. The owner told us if we can’t work 7 days a week then there is no work. He paid us minimum wage,… contine reading
3rd Day of Action – 3 years of waiting for the Ministry to collect my wages
I was working as a painter and was paid with cheques that bounced. Despite the owner’s promises to pay, I didn’t get paid for the bounced cheques, and more wages… contine reading
2nd Day of Action – 2 years of a minimum wage freeze
We are all struggling to live on the minimum wage. It is ridiculous not to raise it, to freeze it for too long. When you go the grocery store, food… contine reading
1st Day of Action – 1 year of no public holiday pay
I worked at a restaurant for almost 1 year. They didn’t pay overtime pay or public holiday pay. Every holiday, I was the only person who would go and talk… contine reading
Anti-poverty goal will not be met without immediate action
Ontario will not meet its target to cut child and family poverty by 25% by 2013 without immediate action warn anti-poverty groups. The 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction… contine reading
Wal-Mart workers stand up for better wages
Wal-Mart employees across the USA are walking off the job today, one of the busiest retail days of the year. At over 1,000 actions that are taking place today, workers… contine reading
Employer jailed for unpaid wages, stronger protections needed to stop wage theft
An employer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for over $125,000 in unpaid wages owing to 61 employees. Steve Blondin and his six companies were prosecuted after they… contine reading