Pharmacare for Everyone

Municipal workers are on the frontlines going flat out to deliver the public services that keep us safe during COVID-19. But responding to this pandemic has left municipal governments in financial crisis. Their revenues have collapsed and unanticipated costs are soaring. Without financial help, municipalities will be forced to cut the vital local services our families and communities rely upon…

As shown in the Steelworkers Humanity Fund’s report “Not Even the Bare Minimum,” when the COVID-19 crisis hit, many global brands cancelled orders without consideration for workers in their supply chains. Those garment workers were paid poverty wages before the crisis and had no savings to draw upon when they were laid off, as they often did not receive their…

Tell your bank that it is in times of a crisis; true leaders step up and take action to support those who support them. Millions of Canadians have lost their primary source of income. This means families are struggling to pay rent, the mortgage, monthly bills, put food on the table and get the medication they need. In turn, many…

Education programs and good jobs should never be put at risk. We must protect public institutions from being underfunded and filing for bankruptcy. This devastates faculty, staff, students, families and communities. Send a letter to the Prime Minister. Urge him to ensure that no other publicly funded institutions follow in the footsteps of Laurentian University. Tell the Prime Minister to amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement…

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit is being phased out. Yet millions of workers will still need help. We need to ensure that Employment Insurance (EI) is ready to support them. Use this simple tool to send a letter to your MP. Let them know you want to see EI reforms so no one falls through the cracks.

In these hard times, our municipalities cannot be left behind. We need to protect the vital services that support our communities and drive a strong economy. We need federal and provincial governments to work together and provide emergency funding now.

COVID-19 remains a real risk to our health and wellbeing. Yet many of us are back at work – or heading back soon. We need to make sure all workplaces are safe.  

We’re all making sacrifices to get through this challenging time – everyone except Canada’s big banks. Canadians pay some of the highest rates in the entire world, often at about 20% or even higher. Year after year, the big banks make billions in profits off the backs of working Canadians. They turn around and pay their CEOs huge bonuses with…

With the cost of living going up for everyone, it’s time the federal minimum wage goes up too. Tell the federal government to get this done.