ALT I WORK ON ELECTION DAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026 CAN I GET PAID TIME OFF TO VOTE? * If you are working and do not have a 3 hour window before or after your shift while polling stations are open, your employer must provide paid time off to make up the difference. * Ontario municipal election polling stations are typically open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. * You cannot be punished or have your wages deducted for exercising this right. Example: If your shift is from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, then your employer must allow you to leave at 5:00 pm and pay you for the 1 hour difference. Questions about your rights on election day? Call the Workers' Action Centre at (416) 531-0778 for free and confidential support.

ALT 1 in 4 food bank users in Ontario have a job This Thanksgiving, thousands of hampers will be prepared for workers and their families who can't make ends meet. Workers need decent jobs.  

ALT FOR TOO MANY ONTARIO WORKERS, THE MATH DOESN’T ADD UP. Many of us are in contract, gig-work, part-time and unstable jobs. Jobs that don’t have benefits, don’t qualify for Employment Insurance (EI), and sometimes don’t even pay wages! Food becomes one necessity we cut to pay our bills. ALL WORKERS NEED DECENT JOBS. We need to fight for jobs that provide fair wages, decent hours, and paid sick days. Nobody should have to choose between food on their table or a roof over their head.

ALT STOLEN WAGES ARE MAKING THINGS SO MUCH WORSE. Many of us are living paycheque to paycheque. So a bounced cheque or not getting paid by a bad boss is a disaster. Yet between 2014 and 2024, $80 million of stolen wages was not collected by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Wage theft happens every day – not getting your tips, not being paid for overtime or all your hours. WHEN THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF LABOUR DOES NOT DO ITS JOB – WE ARE THE ONES THAT CAN’T PAY OUR BILLS. We need decent work laws AND a government that will enforce them.

ALT Nobody should be working yet not making ends meet. JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR DECENT JOBS! The Workers’ Action Centre is organizing to build a stronger movement for decent work to fight collectively for our rights and to make sure the government does its job. WorkersActionCentre.org/join_us/