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MESSAGE TO TORIES: HANDS OFF $15
By Chloe Rockarts
By Chloe Rockarts
On Saturday, September 15 workers across the province took part in a day of action marking 15-weeks until January 1, 2019, the scheduled date for the $15 minimum wage increase. These 23 actions, coordinated by the Fight for 15 and Fairness campaign and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) aim to pressure the Ford government to backdown from attacking the gains in Bill 148.
The 23 actions, 14 of which occurred outside the GTA, focused on petitioning, postering, and community outreach in Conservative Party MPPs ridings. Posters stating “Help is on the way, a $15 minimum wage is coming Jan. 1, 2019” were put up by workers in Tory ridings and activists delivered huge banners, signed by community members, to Conservative MPP offices calling on Doug Ford to protect the $15 minimum wage. Read more!
NAMING AND SHAMING SCAB LABOUR
By Nora Loreto
On day 597 of a lockout of workers by D-J Composites in Gander, N.L., Unifor Local 597 hosted a barbeque to boost morale. It was earlier this summer, and the lockout had almost reached two years.
Iggy Oram, plant chair, told the crowd there wasn’t much that the 32 aerospace workers could do. “Our focus is more or less on government now. It’s a shame on our government right now,” reported CBC News. Read more!
PRISONER JUSTICE IN THE AGE OF AUSTERITY
On this week’s episode of Rank and File Radio – Prairies Edition, we talk about prison justice. A nation-wide prison strike in the U.S just concluded last week, from August 21 to September 9. The strike was centred around 10 demands, including an end to unpaid labour, or prison slavery, and increased rehabilitation programs. One provincial prison in Nova Scotia also participated in the form of a peaceful protest. The two following interviews explore different aspects related to prisoner justice in Canada. Read more!
BELLEVILLE BUILDS FIGHT FOR $15
By Sean McNeill
On Saturday, September 15th the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign launched coordinated actions in over 15 cities across Ontario, kicking off a busy fall schedule. The chaotic start to the Legislative Assembly’s fall session, and worrying signals from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, has put the campaign on the offensive. Saturday marked 15 weeks before the minimum wage reaches its final increase to $15 per hour under the Plan for fair workplaces and better jobs Act, previously known as Bill 148. Read more!
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