Today, April 1, the Nova Scotia Government raised the minimum wage by 40 cents to $12.95 per hour. Although this is one of the largest…
Newfoundland and Labrador has the fourth lowest minimum wage in Canada. Two-thirds of people across Canada live in a jurisdiction with a minimum wage at…
With only weeks left in 2020, workers must escalate pressure on the federal government to keep the promise to implement, in 2020, an indexed, federal…
Bayard Rustin, has been largely written out of history—for being gay, a socialist, and a war resister. Now, as movements for social and economic equality rise again, his life and politics have a new relevance.
Angie Kim, Senior Finance Director of Loblaw Companies Limited, was recently interviewed by the Ascend Canada Podcast. The podcast, which has the mandate to “enhance…
As an essential grocery store worker, it was heart-wrenching when my company ended pandemic pay while the risk and the pandemic is still going on….
At an online press conference on April 16, frontline workers gave first-hand accounts about why precarious employment is a health hazard for workers and the…
Unfortunately, it’s taken the threat of a global pandemic to highlight the longstanding public health risks of precarious work. Fortunately, there are already movements fighting…
In the 2019 election campaign, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party ran on a promise to implement a $15 minimum wage for federally regulated workers in 2020….
On February 28 and 29, the Fight for $15 and Fairness held its annual provincial strategy meeting. Seven years after the launch of the Campaign…
Precarious, low-wage, and unfair work is on the rise in Atlantic Canada, along with the cost of living, making day-to-day life challenging for many workers…
“Worker dies after industrial accident,” reported the media. But an abstract worker did not simply pass away, and this was not a freak accident. The…
