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 Members of Provincial Parliament are set to meet tomorrow (Wednesday) to decide how far to go on labour law reform. We want to tell them to take it all the way. Unfortunately, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce is already pushing back — but we have the majority of Ontarians on our side! In fact, more and more employers are with us in speaking out for decent work. Let’s make sure our elected officials do the right thing. Take 15 minutes right now to call and email your MPP! Already called your MPP? Help us spread the word: – Forward this email to 3 friends and co-workers, ask them to make a call – Share this photo on social media; click here for Facebook, click here for Twitter – Make this image your profile picture (just like we did) and tag other friends to invite them to do the same ACTION ALERT! The CBC’s Mike Crawley and the Toronto Star’s Martin Regg Cohn have published leaked information from Liberal cabinet members that show many of our $15 and Fairness demands are being considered for legislation. But there is a real battle underway — what we do now will make all the difference. According to Martin Regg Cohn: “Government sources say most elements are falling into place after public hearings and private lobbying that has pitted [workers’] demands against a backlash from the corporate sector — with the governing Liberals caught in the middle. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because cabinet deliberations are supposed to remain confidential. In an interview, [Labour Minister Kevin] Flynn hinted strongly at the direction he is taking — if he can win support from his cabinet colleagues.” Cohn also notes: “The provincial cabinet will decide next week how far to take the package of reforms spearheaded by Labour Minister Kevin Flynn after a two-year review, Changing Workplaces, headed by outside experts.” That’s why we’re asking everyone to take $15 minutes now to call, email (or even visit) your MPP. To find your MPP, click here. For a list of MPP phone numbers and email addresses scroll down. As Mike Crawley points out, we need to keep pushing for the best possible legislation because there’s pressure to back away from what workers really need: “The [final] report urges the government to make paid sick days a right for all employees, but does not recommend a minimum number. Currently, there is no mandate for paid sick days under provincial law. Researchers estimate 40 to 50 per cent of Ontario workers don’t get paid if they call in sick, at least three million people.” It’s up to us to demand seven (7) paid sick days plus all the other aspects of $15 and Fairness. Please call your your MPP and tell them to:
It’s time to demand the Liberal government act on OUR behalf — not on behalf of the corporations that profit from cheap labour and precarious, unstable working conditions. To find your MPP, click here. Hon Laura Albanese Granville Anderson Teresa J. Armstrong Ted Arnott Robert Bailey Yvan Baker Hon Chris Ballard Toby Barrett Lorenzo Berardinetti Gilles Bisson James J. Bradley Patrick Brown Sarah Campbell Hon Michael Chan Hon Bob Chiarelli Raymond Sung Joon Cho Steve Clark Lorne Coe Mike Colle Hon Michael Coteau Grant Crack Hon Dipika Damerla Bob Delaney Hon Steven Del Duca Nathalie Des Rosiers Vic Dhillon Joe Dickson Cheri DiNovo Han Dong Hon Brad Duguid Victor Fedeli Catherine Fife Hon Kevin Daniel Flynn Cindy Forster John Fraser Jennifer K. French Wayne Gates France Gélinas Hon Michael Gravelle Lisa Gretzky Ernie Hardeman Michael Harris Percy Hatfield Randy Hillier Ann Hoggarth Andrea Horwath Hon Eric Hoskins Hon Mitzie Hunter Hon Helena Jaczek Sylvia Jones Sophie Kiwala Monte Kwinter Hon Marie-France Lalonde Hon Jeff Leal Hon Dave Levac Hon Tracy MacCharles Jack MacLaren Lisa MacLeod Harinder Malhi Amrit Mangat Michael Mantha Cristina Martins Gila Martow Hon Deborah Matthews Hon Bill Mauro Jim McDonell Hon Kathryn McGarry Hon Eleanor McMahon Ted McMeekin Monte McNaughton Peter Z. Milczyn Norm Miller Paul Miller Hon Reza Moridi Julia Munro Hon Glen R. Murray Hon Indira Naidoo-Harris Hon Yasir Naqvi Taras Natyshak Rick Nicholls Sam Oosterhoff Randy Pettapiece Arthur Potts Shafiq Qaadri Lou Rinaldi Hon Liz Sandals Peggy Sattler Laurie Scott Mario Sergio Jagmeet Singh Todd Smith Hon Charles Sousa Peter Tabuns Harinder S. Takhar Monique Taylor Hon Glenn Thibeault Lisa M. Thompson John Vanthof Daiene Vernile Bill Walker Jim Wilson Soo Wong Hon Kathleen O. Wynne John Yakabuski Jeff Yurek Hon David Zimmer
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