by Daniel Tseghay A long line of people stand under a grey sky, awaiting their bus. Others pass them, flooding the loop, having descended from the Skytrain at Surrey Central station. It’s a Saturday afternoon but people look rushed, with many likely on their way to, or from, work. Most of them will pass by Continue readingChristy’s Crumbs: Fighting for $15 in BC
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By Gerard Di Trolio The early bird budget released by the Ontario Liberals is a masterful work at political triangulation covering for austerity once you cut through the smoke and mirrors of what they are calling their progressive policies. The Liberals managed to get a lot of positive media attention with their announcement that university Continue readingOntario Budget 2016: More Liberal smoke and mirrors
By Pam Frache There is a growing consensus across Canada — and indeed across North America — that all workers deserve at least $15 an hour. So popular is the notion of a $15 minimum wage that the matter is now a key issue in the federal election. Tellingly, opponents of a federal $15 minimum Continue readingA $15 minimum wage is an election issue. Here’s why.
By Jesse Bauman Karen Maleka is a part-time personal support worker. She works in and around Cambridge, taking care of sick people, old people, people who can no longer care for themselves. Each week she works 35 to 40 hours, and yet her employer classifies her as a part time employee. I met Karen last Continue readingHow a $15 Minimum Wage Reduces Poverty and Saves Us All Money
by Gerard Di Trolio We are fast approaching the tipping point for the $15 per hour minimum wage movement in North America. Recent events in Los Angeles and Alberta confirm this, and show the movement’s momentum. This is a victory that is thanks to the tireless efforts of workers and labour movement activists across the Continue readingThe Fight for $15 and the Ontario NDP
R&F.ca has launched its Spring fundraising drive. Our goal is to raise $6,660 by May 1, 2015. Click here to find out how you can donate. By Shay Enxuga On April 1, minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia got a raise. But unfortunately for Omar Joof, and thousands of other workers, the meagre 20 cent increase Continue readingWorkers in Nova Scotia Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
By Tara Ehrcke Dozens of activists hit the streets in Victoria on January 15th in the new Fight for Fifteen campaign, endorsed by the BC Federation of Labour. Organizers across British Columbia are planning events for the 15th of every month until we see the provincial minimum wage increased to $15/hr: 15 in 2015.BC Continue readingBC takes up the minimum wage fight
Unpaid work | PIPSC convention | Canadian Hockey League | Ontario colleges | Campbellton, NB lockout | BC public sector bargaining | Saskatchewan privatization | Temporary Foreign Workers Program | Federal sick leave | Marikana massacre | San Francisco minimum wage Encouraging youth to engage in unpaid work is a recipe for exploitation Jerry Dias, Continue readingRankandfile.ca Labour News Update: November 10, 2014
By Ryan Lum In late October, it was announced that a class action lawsuit has been launched by current and former Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players, alleging that the league owes them over $180 million in compensation for failing to pay the minimum wage. By making players sign contracts agreeing to compensation less than the Continue readingCHL and players face off over workers’ rights
BC teachers | Baristas Rise Up | Bombardier strike | Federal minimum wage | Federal PS bargaining | Regina pensions | Cameco lockout | Native court workers | Edmonton senior care layoffs | Temporary foreign workers | Ontario mines safety report | Kellogg’s London Striking BC teachers 99.4 percent for binding arbitration Tamsyn Burgmann, CTV Continue readingRankandFile.ca Weekly Labour News Update: September 15, 2014
The fight for a $14 minimum wage continues in Ontario. On June 18, the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage rallied in front of the Ministry of Labour for a delegation visit to present the thousands of signatures we have collected from community members across Ontario calling for a $14 minimum wage. This video first Continue readingWeekend Video: Fair Wages Now!
By Tiffany Balducci, President of CUPE 960 and a We Are Oshawa member In the birthplace of the modern Canadian labour movement, We Are Oshawa is reconnecting with its namesake’s deep social unionist roots. We Are Oshawa is a grassroots, membership-based organization that seeks to make progressive issues a priority in Oshawa. The group was Continue readingWe Are Oshawa: Bringing back social movement unionism