September 21, 2009 @ Ryerson Unviersity Continue reading Help Wanted – A Good Jobs for All Forum on EI and the Jobs Crisis
Category Archives: Empowering Workers
Unemployed Demand Permanent EI Fix
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
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
Coalition for Change Statement
SCRAP PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS! Continue reading Coalition for Change Statement
Feds announce cash for retraining ‘hardest hit’ workers
Meanwhile, the Good Jobs for All Coalition, a Toronto-based network of labour and community organizations, urged the government to listen to their recommendation of reducing the hours needed to access EI to 360. Continue reading Feds announce cash for retraining ‘hardest hit’ workers
Fix EI now, Coalition Cries
Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system is flawed and in dire need of repair. In fact, it sucks.
So says Judy Rebick, CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University. Continue reading Fix EI now, Coalition Cries
EI Short Change
I started the day Monday (September 21) sitting at the back of a banquet hall at the downtown Hilton watching 1,000 T-dot business folks give a lukewarm welcome to what had been billed as a major speech by Michael Ignatieff outlining his economic vision. Continue reading EI Short Change
Submission to the Federal Pre-Budget Consultation Committee
Improve income security for unemployed workers, and help hard-hit communities by introducing a uniform national entrance requirement of 360 hours for Employment Insurance; raising benefits from 55% to 60% of previous earnings; and extending benefits to at least 50 weeks in all regions.
Continue reading Submission to the Federal Pre-Budget Consultation Committee
Thousands demonstrate in Toronto for Good Jobs
TORONTO—Thousands of unemployed, retired and concerned community members rallied in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon demanding that MPs use their last full week in Ottawa to fix Employment Insurance and take action to create good, long-term jobs.
“A plan for good, green jobs is the long-term solution,” said Winnie Ng, Co-chair of the Good Jobs for All Coalition. “In the next week, we need Michael Ignatieff to finally call the government’s bluff and fix EI because unemployment insurance is the most effective economic stabiliser and making it more accessible is the right thing to do. We’re calling on all MPs to work together to pass a bill that’s one vote away from delivering financial relief to thousands of families that have been thrown out of work through no fault of their own.” Continue reading Thousands demonstrate in Toronto for Good Jobs