A worker has three main options to choose from to make a legal claim against their boss: Filing a claim at the Ontario Ministry of Labour Going to Small Claims… contine reading
Updates
Changes to EI and migrant worker wage cut part of a “cheap labour agenda”
WAC joined the Good Jobs for All Coalition at an info picket to expose the “cheap labour agenda”, which include the recent changes to Employment Insurance and to the migrant… contine reading
Communities across Ontario calling for decent work
Workers need good jobs and basic protection at work to address growing poverty said participants at a poverty symposium organized by the Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumphries… contine reading
Caregiver wins unpaid wages. Her case can help other caregivers!
Agripina worked 12 hours a day and many weekends looking after 2 young kids in a busy household only to face unpaid wages. But she fought back. Agripina not only… contine reading
Expand protection for precarious workers. Pass Bill 77!
Getting rid of barriers to unionize is an important way to improve low-wage, precarious jobs. This is the message WAC shared today speaking in favour of Bill 77, the Fairness… contine reading
Migrant workers face 15% wage cut
A controversial new policy by the federal government will allow employers to pay 15 per cent less to migrant workers than to Canadians. The Workers’ Action Centre participated in country-wide… contine reading
Proposed EI changes will push workers into low-wage jobs
Part of the Conservative government’s new omnibus bill would require workers on Employment Insurance to accept work that pays up to 70 per cent less, to move in search of… contine reading
Nannies waiting longer for open-work permits in Canada
In a May 21, 2012 Toronto Star article, Kay Manuel of the Caregivers Action Centre reported on the growing number of calls from nannies complaining wait times for the open permit… contine reading
Ministry of Labour claim: Getting what’s owed to you. New WAC factsheet.
Every year, thousands of workers are forced to file claims with the Ministry of Labour for unpaid wages or other employment violations — no overtime, unpaid vacation, paid below minimum… contine reading
WAC Organizer Nadira Gopalani honoured at CASSA gala
At the CASSA (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians) Gala event on May 12, 2012, Nadira received an Excellence in Equity Award for her outstanding contributions to social and economic… contine reading