Ontario nursing home workers have won two landmark pay equity decisions that could be worth millions of dollars for workers in female-dominated workplaces across the broader public sector! On 30 April 2019, the Ontario Divisional Court unanimously allowed the...
The gender pay gap impoverishes women every day. The time to act is now. While there is a lot of work to be done, there are 5 basic actions that the government can take immediately to close the gender...
On average, women must work 15.5 months to make what a man does in 12. That’s why we’re marking #EqualPayDay this Tuesday April 9, 2019. The current provincial government has taken many steps that erode protections against gender paydiscrimination,...
EQUAL PAY COALITION STRATEGY SESSION Thursday January 31, 2019 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Workers Action Centre Training Room 720 Spadina Ave. Our co-chairs will give updates on the inter-sectional gender pay gap, the Employment Standards Act, the Pay...
This week the Ford government brought in Bill 47 to repeal the $15 minimum wage and other workplace protections in Bill 148. This government is attacking the worker protections that we all fought for – protections that are essential to the women...
October 8 was World Decent Work Day. But instead of protecting decent work, Premier Doug Ford has said that he plans to side with the big business lobby & repeal the $15 minimum wage & other crucial rights for...
2018-08-07 The Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in two appeals heard in October, 2017, making strong and significant findings that will further the analysis of women’s equality and systemic discrimination. These cases are the first equality challenges under section...
On 10 May 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in two important pay equity cases. Those decisions deliver 10 key wins for women’s pay equity rights. One case, brought by CUPE and the FIQ, deals with...
The Equal Pay Coalition welcomes today’s announcement that Ontario has passed the Pay Transparency Act. “Pay transparency gives Ontario workers an important new tool to close the gender pay gap and enforce equal pay rights for part-time, seasonal and...
