At hearings across Ontario, workers speak up for change

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On June 1, the Ontario government introduced the ‘Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act’ (Bill 148) in response to ongoing campaigns from workers demanding action to stop increasingly precarious work, better protections at work and a higher minimum wage.

This bill is currently undergoing public scrutiny and feedback through the Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. While many of the proposed changes will benefit workers, this piece of legislation must go much further to truly empower workers and combat poverty,

Unifor members are presenting to the committee across the province, sharing their stories and demanding further action from the province. The four main demands are:  

  1. Extending card based certification to all workers,
  2. Stronger successor rights to stop the abuses of contract flipping,
  3. Protection for women through domestic violence leave and
  4. Extending the concept of broader based bargaining.