Have you ever been bullied before?
Do you think you would be able to tell what that looks like? Feels like?
Many forms of abuse and bullying may not simply be physical forms of violence and harassment, these can be
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Sudbury – The Sudbury Workers Centre is calling on all workers from all types of precarious work, to join and share their experience in this collection of workers’ stories.
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The Hands-On Project: The Workers Experience
The Ontario government will raise the general minimum wage from $14.35 to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2022. Under the proposed changes, the special minimum wage rate for liquor servers would be eliminated and they would be entitled to
Urge Sudbury To Become A Certified Living-Wage Employer!
Tipping can seem tricky. Knowing how much to tip, when is it considered too much, what policies do the staff have in place.
Over the course of the pandemic, many have watched as some of their favourite restaurants trembled under
Trick or Tip?
Work can be stressful, this is true for nearly most worker positions.
Many components of a workplace atmosphere can contribute, both unknowingly and overtly, to the experience of a mental health condition. Whether it be moderate or severe, beginning at
Mental Wealth and the workplace: Protecting your mind
What happened at Laurentian University should never happen at a public institution again.
The Company Creditor’s Arrangement Act (CCAA) was never designed for public institutions. Created in the 1930’s in the midst of the Great Depression, the CCAA was specifically
Amending the CCAA
Elections are never pointless
If you are required to go for a COVID test, even though you don’t think you have COVID, and the result is negative, do you get angry because the status quo has been maintained? Port that
Elections Are Never Pointless
How many times have you ordered skip the dishes this week? Or do you use Uber-eats? maybe even Doordash? The list of online delivery websites through the years has skyrocketed more than we sheepish humans would like to admit.
We
Getting to Know The Gig Economy!
September 20th This Monday, 9:30 am to 9:30 pm is Election day!
WHERE:
Elm West Playground
505 White Avenue
Sudbury
Poll No. 047
We asked some of Sudbury MP’s 8 major questions about the
Election: Who Said That?
Students, In a break with past elections, Elections Canada is not setting up voting booths or offering special balloting on campus for students in this important election.
This is not right, we know having voting booths on campus means easier
Students: Let Your Voice Be Heard!
The elections are hot around the corner, less than a week away on September, 20th!
Today on September 10th advanced polls are open until the 14th at 6 pm for this Federal Election 9-9 pm at your local polls or
Elections: Last Chance For Advance Voting!
The majority of farmworkers are not white, but people of colour. Here in Canada, owners of a wide range of farm bases, the vast majority are Indigenous or Migrant workers, while many black farmers are also dependent on agriculture as
My Mooody Farmer: Justice For Migrant Workers This Election!
Trudeau has called a hasty election just around the corner on Monday, September, 20th. That leaves many Canadians, 18 and older, with less than a month to become informed on current topics and debates.
What’s running on the minds of
Upcoming Election: Vote For Workers Rights!
It has been a year since the migrant workers’ network launched the call for full and permanent immigration status for all, and we have pushed
June 20 – Join the Call for STATUS FOR ALL!
Fight For $15 is now Justice4Workers – here’s why
The fight for a decent wage is just beginning. That’s why Fight For $15 is now Justice4Workers, a new movement centered on
Fight For $15 & Fairness is now Justice4Workers – here’s ...
After months of resisting, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has finally agreed to implement a form of paid sick leave for vulnerable workers. The announcement left little details about the program and timeline but reiterated
Province to announce Paid Sick Days!
In February, without any advance warning to students, faculty or staff, the University of Laurentian applied for bankruptcy and went into creditor protection. As a result, students, faculty and staff find themselves living with great uncertainty. Their present and their
Why we are supporting the call to #FundLU
We’ve recently been putting a lot of energy into working with the SOS Laurentian grassroots coalition of students, faculty, staff and concerned community members who are working to save Laurentian University.
In February, without any advance warning to students, faculty
SOS Laurentian
Employers have a legal obligation to accommodate workers in the workplace. But what does that mean in practice? When and how do you disclose? Are there potential repercussions to disclosing? If your employer is refusing to accommodate, what are your