Ottawa City Council has the opportunity to make the nation's capital a living wage city.
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
The B.C. government recently pledged to bring the minimum wage up to $15 by 2021. Ontario has promised to get there by 2019. What kind of difference will these increases make in the lives of workers?
Ontario employers will have to pay $15 per hour by 2019.
Gisele Bouvier speaks to CBC and Radio Canada about $15 minimum wage, paid sick days and improvements to scheduling
Labour advocates applaud sweeping labour reforms and Ontario’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but say it needs to happen soon
Posted October 15, 2015
Un groupe représentant 2500 employés d’entretien d’édifices fédéraux ont manifesté aujourd’hui devant le Musée Canadien de la nature à Ottawa, pour réclamer une hausse appréciable du salaire minimum. Ils aimeraient voir leur salaire passer de 11,50 à 15 dollars l’heure. France Chartrand est une employée d’entretien affectée par le salaire minimum.
ACORN members in Ottawa rallied for the $15 federal living wage with benefits, as part of the Invisible No More campaign and in support of Justice for Janitors with SEIU Local 2
Ottawa ACORN member Marie Loudres Garnier talks about working on-call
Ottawa cleaners demand better wages
Members of SEIU Local 2 and Ottawa ACORN held a Living Wage Forum: Invisible No More on Saturday June 20 at City Hall.