“When you have a union, you have a voice,” Brian Hogan, president of the local labour council, said at the National Day of Action protest Friday outside Tim Hortons on Bruce Avenue. “If there was [...]
The experiences of Alberta and Seattle, two jurisdictions that share Ontario’s $15-an-hour goal, offer some lessons on how to adjust to a higher minimum wage: that is, if Ontario businesses [...]
In Ontario, KOW released a flawed analysis which claimed that the increases would lead to $23 billion in new business costs, place 185,000 jobs “at risk,” and cost each Ontario [...]
Sound and fury aside, a simple question underpins the Tim Hortons wage clawback tumult: Who, in reality, is the boss? Read more.
The heavy-handed response by some individual business owners to the Ontario government’s legislated minimum wage rise (from $11.60 to $14/hour) should shock the conscience of the community—and [...]
More than 156,000 public servants have received incorrect pay since the Phoenix system launched in February 2016, with many now discovering problems with their pension calculations. Read more.
Happy days are here again, says the president of the Sarnia and District Labour Council. Read more.
The Canadian labour movement achieved some significant victories in 2017 but there are still major challenges on the horizon. Read more.
After years of community organizing spearheaded by the Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign, Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act became law last month and is being phased in over the next [...]
Canada’s unions are highlighting International Migrant Day by renewing their call for communities to join the sanctuary movement. Read more.
