October 1 minimum wage adjustment falls short of what it should have been had Premier Ford not cancelled $15. Essential workers say: “Compliments don't pay the rent.”
21. September 2020 07:00 ET
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Fight for $15 and Fairness
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the many poorly paid frontline heroes who keep our economy running, Ontario's minimum wage adjustment scheduled for October 1, 2020 should have...
MEDIA ADVISORY: "Caravan for Justice" heads to St. Catharines to demand immediate protections and permanent resident status for migrant workers, as COVID-19 cases spike on farms
12. Juni 2020 12:39 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fight for $15 & Fairness campaign will lead a caravan on Saturday, June 13, to demand urgent action from the Trudeau government to grant full...
Hundreds to Mourn Victims of New Zealand Mosque Shootings and to Fight Racism in Election Year
20. März 2019 13:53 ET
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Fight for $15 and Fairness
TORONTO, March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Torontonians will gather at Nathan Phillips Square to launch the Migrant Rights Network and to demand anti-racist, pro-migrant laws on March 21, the...
Doug Ford fails Ontario workers with the passage of Bill 47, say leaders in the Fight for $15 and Fairness movement, Ontario Federation of Labour, and Workers’ Action Centre
21. November 2018 11:56 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the unconscionable passing of Bill 47, which takes away basic workplace rights from Ontarians, this government has shown again that it is governing...
Actions by education workers at PC Convention will send message to Doug Ford: Keep decent work laws and $15 minimum wage
16. November 2018 10:08 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An action will be held at the PC convention in protest of the Progressive Conservative Party’s continuing actions to reduce workers’ rights in Ontario. ...
“We do not consent to delaying $15 minimum wage until 2025” say students, at a first-ever high school protest of Ford government’s attacks on workers’ rights
09. November 2018 07:30 ET
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Fight for $15 and Fairness
TORONTO, Nov. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High school students, joined by teachers, will call on Premier Doug Ford to withdraw Bill 47 by organizing an action on Friday, November 9, from 4:00 pm to...
Community Vigil to be held in response to 4th workplace death at Fiera Foods-related company, advocates say “Fair labour laws save lives: Withdraw Bill 47”
29. Oktober 2018 11:11 ET
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Fight for $15 and Fairness
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The $15 & Fairness campaign will host a community vigil on Monday at 5:30 pm at the intersection of Keele Street and York Boulevard, close to the Upper...
Doug Ford betrays Ontarians by siding with big business over working people, say leaders in Fight for $15 and Fairness movement including Ontario Federation of Labour and Workers’ Action Center
23. Oktober 2018 14:30 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s announcement by the government of Ontario repealing the majority of Bill 148 steals basic rights from Ontario workers. Ford’s plan cuts wages,...
“Doug Ford breaks his promise to the people,” community and labour groups to respond to the government’s plans to repeal Bill 148, cancelling $15
23. Oktober 2018 13:16 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaders of the $15 and Fairness movement, including the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Workers’ Action Centre, will be speaking at a press conference...
To defend decent work laws and the $15 minimum wage, Ontario workers are holding the largest coordinated day of action in a decade
12. Oktober 2018 06:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 50 actions are expected on Monday, October 15, when communities across Ontario mobilize in defense of new workers’ rights brought in by Bill 148: Fair...