Tag: fightfor15
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Living Wages for Airport Workers?
The 2018 increase in Ontario’s hourly minimum wage to $14 was perhaps the most substantial victory for low-wage workers in decades, including workers at Pearson International Airport. In a recent … Keep reading »
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Ford Takes on Bill 148: But There is Resistance
When the Tories were elected to govern Ontario this past June, it was a day that many were both dreading and expecting. The Ontario government has finally unveiled their legislation … Keep reading »
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Praise the Workers, Not Amazon
“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass declared 161 years ago. Last week saw that truth on broad display as Amazon, facing growing political and organizing pressure, … Keep reading »
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Fight For $15: The Challenges Ahead
Presenters David Bush and Mina Rajabi address a number of critical questions about the status of the Ontario workers’ movement. What are the shortfalls of Bill 148? How did the Fight for $15 and Fairness organize to win? Recorded in Toronto, 28 February 2018. Watch video »
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Election 2018: a Battle Over #Fightfor15
The 2018 Ontario provincial election will be fought over many issues. Liberal Kathleen Wynne’s unpopularity as Premier, Progressive Conservative Party Leader Patrick Brown’s flip-flopping on major issues, the election of … Keep reading »
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Where to Begin?
Lessons from the Fight for $15 Beyond North America Jonathan Rosenblum lives in Seattle, Washington, and is a member of UAW 1981/National Writers Union. He is the author of Beyond $15: … Keep reading »
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Deena Ladd and Jonathan Rosenblum – The Fight for 15 – What Next?
For those of us in unions, the Fight for $15 and Fairness means using all of the tools at our disposal to defend what we still have – at the … Watch video »
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British Columbia NDP’s Crawl to $15
Last Tuesday the new British Columbia NDP government announced it was raising the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021. The new government had already announced it would … Keep reading »
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An Injury to One is an Injury to All? U.S. Labour’s Divergent Reactions to Trump
Arshiya Chime is a union member helping to rescue the world from climate change. Once she gets her doctorate degree later this year from the University of Washington, she will … Keep reading »
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$15 and Fairness Shakes Up Ontario
The Fight for $15 and Fairness scored a big victory on May 30 when the Ontario Liberals announced they would raise the minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2019. … Keep reading »
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Who Earns Minimum Wage?
Minimum wages have been getting a lot of attention lately. And for good reason. Workers earning minimum wage often struggle to get enough hours, don’t have predictable schedules or advance … Keep reading »
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Low-Wage Workers’ Struggles Are About Much More than Wages
When fast-food workers first took the streets in New York City in November 2012 to protest for higher wages and a union, no one could have imagined how successful the … Keep reading »