WHY SHOULD WEALTHY COMPANIES BE ALLOWED TO PAY POVERTY WAGES? Over one million people in Ontario earn less than $10 an hour, working in jobs where they are underpaid and undervalued. If minimum wage had kept up with inflation, it would be $10 today. The single most effective step to improve incomes would be for the Ontario government to raise the minimum wage. You can support MPP Cheri DiNovo's $10 Minimum Wage Bill by sending a message to Queen's Park now. To send a message now please click here

Raising the minimum wage is one important step in raising the income standards of low-wage workers. Another is enforcement of Employment Standards. And the other key issue is having a voice at work. The Ontario government needs to restore the rights of workers to organize into a union which were taken away by Mike Harris. To see the Book of Shame about the treatment of non-union workers in greater Toronto click here. For information on fixing labour law click here.