Event: Workers First Rally, Friday May 22nd, 2009 in Windsor

When: Friday May 22, 2009 @ 4pm
Where: 1368 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
Organized by: The Windsor Workers' Action Centre

On Friday, May 22nd, the Windsor Workers Action Centre will be holding a rally in the front of the constituency office of Sandra Pupatello to advocate for a provincial wage protection program aimed at ensuring that all workers in Ontario receive their full termination and severance payments when their employment is terminated. Too many workers are not receiving the termination and severance money owed to them by law as per the Employment Standards Act. There are also too many workers in small workplaces who are ineligible for severance pay as workplaces with less than 50 employees are not required to pay. Ministry of Labour Statistics put termination as the third largest Employment Standard complaint in 2008. With all the layoffs in 2009, this problem is only getting worse. This province needs a program to protect workers in these situations along with new policies and resources to make certain the law is being enforced in a timely manner.

A number of workers from closed plants will be speaking at the Rally along with representatives from the Workers Centre and the CAW. Federal MP Brian Masse will also be addressing the rally.

Windsor Workers’ Action Centre
328 Pelissier, Windsor, Ontario
www.wwac.ca

For further Information contact us at info@wwac.ca or call: 519-252-1212