Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre

We are committed to offering worker's centered educational programming and services within the City of Hamilton & surrounding area.

[Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre @SolidarityPlace]

Worried about your treatment in the workplace? Unsure about your rights as a worker in Ontario? Anxious about the future of work?

Don’t worry! We got your back!

[Workers' Action Centre @WorkersAC]

#stopwagetheft means workers having the power and protections to enforce their rights and get their unpaid wages back!

Right now, the Ontario government relies on workers with the least power to identify and report wage theft. This means workers must weigh the risk of standing up for their rights against the risk of being fired.

👉 That’s why we’re calling on the government to take action to ensure that workers have “just cause” protections, protection for collective action (concerted activity), and interim reinstatement.

[McMaster OCE @McMasterOCE]

🙋Are you a #HamOnt community org needing research support for programs, advocacy, consultations, & more? The #ResearchShop can help!

🗓️Submit questions for Winter '26 by Nov 14th

🔗Apply now: https://t.co/gn0vf1RuxK
📧Have questions? Email: [email protected]

[McMaster OCE @McMasterOCE]

👀Check out what #ResearchShop is working on this summer!

👥This team is working with @SolidarityPlace to conduct research on employment standards claims and worker education impact.

[McMaster OCE @McMasterOCE]

🙋Are you a #HamOnt community org needing research support for programs, advocacy, consultations, & more? The #ResearchShop can help!

🗓️Submit questions for Fall '25 by July 18
🔗Apply now: https://t.co/gn0vf1QWIc
📧 Have questions? Email: [email protected]

[HamiltonACORN @AcornHamilton]

https://t.co/5tHMC63sk3
Join us at Solidarity Place TOMORROW at 7pm OR register for the Zoom for our hybrid delegation training workshop!

[CUPE Local 3906 @cupe_3906]

Roll Up Your Sleeves is back! Celebrate the things that make @WAHC special: art, labour and community.

Get ready for delicious treats, music from @theonlyeyesha, a letterpress station w/ @blindpigpress, drinks (@cliffordbrewing)

Get your tickets now from @WAHC

[SPRC Hamilton @SPRCHamOnt]

‘It helped me get where I am today’: Community campaigns to save free Mohawk College program
In about a decade, 3,700 students have taken City School courses, 300 of them pursuing higher education. https://t.co/rsznkaVLjc #HamOnt

[CABLE 14 Hamilton @cable14]

Tune into an all new #WorkInProgress tonight at 9:30pm
@anthonymarco talks with employment & labour lawyer @robertohnrqz about fair employer practices
Watch on CABLE14 📺 & https://t.co/CYbc8nbu24 💻

[Workers' Action Centre @WorkersAC]

📢Ontario's election day is Thursday, February 27. Workers eligible to vote have the right to 3 consecutive hours off work to vote.

Find out your rights here: https://t.co/eONrKpxlxf
Find your polling station: https://t.co/esMpFVqkRR
#ONpoli

[Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djnontario]

Join the rally #SaveCitySchool at noon on Mohawk College’s Front Campus! Sign the open letter of support to keep City School Open and join the campaign! @SolidarityPlace https://t.co/B0bPNmsJDe

[Morning Live @morninglive]

Support @emily_vukvoic as she supports @unitedwayhh by sleeping in her car for Sleepless for Our Community. FULL SEGMENT: https://t.co/nipWAszomX

[City School by Mohawk @mocityschool]

Being accessible to community not only happened with our classrooms but also with our outreach efforts. Having drop-in locations at the Hamilton Public Library, Eva Rothwell Centre and Mohawk College Fennell Campus created meaningful connections with community. #ThrowBackThursday

[Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djnontario]

DJNO joined the campaign to #SaveCitySchool! We join our community in deep concern & sadness at the announced closure of City School by @MohawkCollege. Sign the open letter of support to keep City School Open and join the campaign! @SolidarityPlace https://t.co/B0bPNmsJDe

[Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI) @HCCI1]

HCCI is supporting this call to keep Mohawk City School Open. Please consider signing the letter here https://t.co/7VitiqTM61

#savecityschool
#hamont

[Learning Connections Hamilton @lchamont]

We are deeply saddened at the announced closure of City School by @MohawkCollege. Please join us in signing the open letter of support to keep City School Open. #SaveCitySchool

https://t.co/Il6nXfaSYf

[HCBN @HamOntCBN]

We at HCBN are shocked to hear of the closing of this vital community program. @mocityschool provided incredible services and access to educational opportunities for some many marginalized #HamOnt residents. FROM welding to Community Engagement this program touched many lives.

[Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre @SolidarityPlace]

We are deeply saddened at the announced closure of City School by @MohawkCollege.

Please sign our open letter of support to keep City School Open 📷#SaveCitySchool

https://t.co/vpkdJz3WnE”

[Naujawan Support Network @NSNPeel]

Over a year ago, 27 non-unionized workers at an industrial bakery recovered $185K in wages from their bankrupt employer by maintaining a month-long daily picket. A new article in @briarpatchmag chronicles their struggle and its associated lessons:

"Organizations are a source of political guidance and material support, without which some struggles may never get off the ground or succeed. However, struggles only prevail when directly affected workers conduct them independently, on their own initiative. Organizations that create space for that independence help build a more robust class power. They encourage workers to become protagonists in their own fight and develop the collective capacity and creativity necessary to challenge not just this or that exploiter but exploitation as such. Organizations that fail to do so risk becoming a service that pacifies workers even while satisfying their immediate needs."

https://t.co/tDSbvG0RH5

[HDLC @hamiltonlabour]

Did someone call for a HOLIDARITY HOOPLA?

[Hamilton Community Legal Clinic @HamiltonJustice]

The Living Wage for Hamilton is now $21.30, this is up 2.4% since 2023.
Everyone has the right to a living wage, including those on assistance programs like ODSP, OW, etc. We need to continue the support for all income levels to be a livable wage.