Dear Friends of ISAC, Our allies at the Fight for $15 & Fairness recently shared the important information in the email below about the struggle to improve conditions for all Ontario workers. Lots of important advances have been made, but the fight’s not over yet. The business lobby has been successful at sowing doubt about …
Employment Standards
Come to the public hearing – Send a letter – Fight for $15 and Fairness
NOTE: All links are now working. Sorry for any confusion. Our allies at the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign are calling for support at hearings in Toronto TODAY, July 21, on Bill 148. And please take five minutes to send a quick letter to the Standing Committee that’s holding the hearings BY 5pm TODAY, …
Summer Campaign Kickoff – Fight for $15 and Fairness
Our allies at the Fight for $15 and Fairness are kicking off their summer campaign today to ensure victory for workers. Take action and spread the word to make sure that the gains that have been made are won! – ISAC Fighting for $15 and Fairness pays off! We’ve managed to force big …
Historic breakthrough for $15 and Fairness
Big changes are in store for workers in Ontario! The Ontario government recently announced a package of reforms to the laws that govern the quality of work in Ontario. These changes are coming thanks to the long-standing hard work of the Fight for $15 and Fairness, the Workers’ Action Centre, the Caregivers’ Action Centre, Migrant …
URGENT: Call your MPP right NOW!
Action Alert! Our allies with the Fight for $15 and Fairness need your support. Please take 15 minutes to call your MPP right NOW! Tell them we need a $15 minimum wage and decent work! Dear colleagues, I just wanted to make sure you saw this email. What we do today is absolutely critical. Our …
Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis
More than 930,000 Ontarians continue to wait for incomes that give health and dignity: Other announcements bring much-needed change Ontario’s 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on support from Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), particularly those without other sources of income. The …
Wage Theft? Time to Fight Back!
Workers owed money from Able Translations Ltd. are fighting to get their pay. We need your help to reach out to other interpreters and translators that may be owed money from Able Translations. Able Translations has refused to pay hundreds of workers who provide interpretation and translation services for Able’s clients. Some of these interpreters …
2017 Pre-Budget Submission – Investments Needed in Employment Standards Enforcement / Il faut investir dans l’application des normes d’emploi
– la version française suit dessous – ISAC has completed a second submission to Ontario’s 2017-18 Budget public consultation process. Our first submission focused on investments that are required in social assistance. This submission makes recommendations on investments that the province should be making to protect and enforce the rights of all workers in Ontario. …
Changing Workplaces Review – ISAC submission
The Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act are currently being reviewed in Ontario. The two Special Advisors leading this review issued an Interim Report on July 27, 2016. The Interim Report includes a number of different options for changes government could make to these two important pieces of legislation, which set out the …
Changing Workplaces Review – ISAC submission on Personal Emergency Leave
The Ontario government is reviewing the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act for the first time in decades. The two Special Advisors leading the Changing Workplaces Review issued an Interim Report on July 27, 2016. The Interim Report outlines a number of different options for changes that the government could make to these …
Making Work Work for All: Changing Workplaces Submission
ISAC has made a submission to the province’s “Changing Workplaces Review”, which is considering making changes to the Labour Relations Act and the Employment Standards Act. Our submission highlights the connections between social policy and employment law, and the necessity for strong labour market policy and enforcement that can provide a route out of poverty, …
