TORONTO—With more than 10% of people in the Greater Toronto Area unemployed and young Canadians facing the aftermath of a summer with the second-highest unemployment on record (19.2%) as they return to classes, the Good Jobs for All Coalition hosted a town hall meeting about the current jobs crisis and the broken Employment Insurance program on Monday evening. Continue reading Unemployed Demand Permanent EI Fix
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Our future: good green jobs for all
Canadians want this country to be a leader, not a laggard, at summit on climate change
by John Cartwright, President of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council and member of the Good Jobs for All Coalition.
In the past six weeks, a number of remarkable events took place that speak to the future of our world. Continue reading Our future: good green jobs for all
Action Alert for Early Childhood Educators!
“A report released last week asked why the province is paying early childhood educators about $10,000 a year less than recommended.”
Call Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne on Tuesday December 15th. Continue reading Action Alert for Early Childhood Educators!
Scrap Proposed Ammendments to Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
As community, women’s, immigrant rights, faith-based and trade union organizations we strongly oppose the proposed changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that entrench a disposable workforce with few rights. We call on the government to scrap these proposed amendments immediately and ensure real protection and justice for migrant workers. Continue reading Scrap Proposed Ammendments to Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Rally in Support of Immigrant & Migrant Workers
Communities rally to oppose Harper’s new immigration changes.
Continue reading Rally in Support of Immigrant & Migrant Workers
Newsletter – Good Jobs for All – December 09
It has been an incredibly active year for the Good Jobs for All Coalition since November 2008 when we had the Good Jobs for All for a Greater Toronto Summit in Toronto. We have grown to 41 members, with the Jane-Finch Green Anti-Poverty Coalition and Council of Canadians being our newest members. Through the work of our Empowering Workers, Green Economy for All and Investing in Social Infrastructure working groups, we have initiated the Fix EI Campaign, organized a conference on Good Green Jobs for All, and supported coalition members’ work on Child Care, Employment Equity, Temp Agencies, Temporary Foreign Workers.
Continue reading Newsletter – Good Jobs for All – December 09
Tonika Morgan of the Medina Collective
Tonika Morgan speaks at the Good Green Jobs for All Conference in Toronto. Continue reading Tonika Morgan of the Medina Collective
Toronto Comes Together for Green Jobs
Over 550 participants from diverse communities in Toronto came together to build a movement for good jobs at the Good Green Jobs for All conference on Nov. 7th. Continue reading Toronto Comes Together for Green Jobs
Hundreds Dream Green at Good Jobs Conference
An overwhelming majority of Canadians agree that climate change is a pressing issue that demands immediate action. On Nov. 7, over 600 participants came together for the Good Green Jobs Conference Continue reading Hundreds Dream Green at Good Jobs Conference
Peter Tabuns @ Good Green Jobs for All
Peter Tabuns (MPP for Toronto Danforth) – Noted a recent study that said up to one million trades jobs could be created if every home in Canada was retrofitted to make it more energy efficient. Continue reading Peter Tabuns @ Good Green Jobs for All