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Local 79 relaunches Good Jobs TO campaign

21 June 2017

Local 79 has relaunched its Good Jobs TO campaign to remind Torontonians that over half the city’s workers don’t have stable, secure work — and there are ways to change that.
One strategy is to push the City of Toronto, one of the region’s largest employers and buyers of goods and services, to be a leader in good jobs by:

  • Setting decent work standards like a living wage, 2 week notice of shifts, and at least 7 paid sick days for its own workers and any contractor hired by the City.
  • Creating jobs for local residents as part of any major city building project like new transit and affordable housing.

Head over to GoodJobsTO.ca to send a letter to Mayor John Tory to urge him to make the City of Toronto a leader in good jobs.
Our other strategy is to support Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, which proposes to:

  • Raise the minimum wage to $15.
  • Ensure part-time and temporary workers are paid the same amount as full-time workers.
  • Give all workers two paid sick days and 8 additional unpaid sick days.
  • Provide basic job protections for more workers.

The business lobby is pushing back against Bill 148, which has to pass before any of this becomes law. Your voice can make a difference. Contact your MPP now at makeitfair.ca.  Go to 15andfairness.org to find out more.