New Data Shows Ontario’s Minimum Wage Leaves Workers Up To $7 Per Hour Short on Costs of Living

Published November 30, 2021 Analysis

Ontario’s minimum wage is already well below the calculated living wage in all regions of the province, experts say

Leaked Documents Show How Amazon’s Automated Systems Force Canadian Workers to Scan Boxes Faster or Face ‘Termination’

Published November 29, 2021 New

"You’re never able to shut off that voice in your head that’s telling you ‘you’re not working fast enough’"

Labour Unions ‘Disappointed’ After BC NDP Government Delivers Only Half of Recommended 10 Paid Sick Days

Published November 25, 2021 Analysis

While five paid sick days provides ‘immediate help’, labour leaders say it ‘falls well short’ of what workers and public health experts called for

Many Nurses in Ontario May Be Unable To Get Paid Sick Days Because of Doug Ford’s Bill 124

Published November 18, 2021 News

Despite an ongoing pandemic, experts say paid sick days might be ‘impossible’ for Ontario's workforce of part-time nurses

Lobbyists For BC Retailers Argue COVID-19 is Not a ‘Significant’ Workplace Hazard For Retail Workers

Published November 5, 2021 News

The same lobby group has fought against employer-paid sick leave

This BC Hotel Fired Workers During the Pandemic. Most Who Lost Their Jobs Were Women of Colour.

Published October 25, 2021 News

New human rights complaint alleges women of colour accounted for 94% of pandemic layoffs at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel