Worker Solidarity Network

Workers united for a just labour future: The WSN builds collective power through community organizing, by and for workers all across B.C.

[Unite Here Local 40 @UniteHere40]

BREAKING: Coast Victoria Hotel workers are ON STRIKE! Workers walked off the job starting at 5AM today to launch a 1-day strike for living wages, fair workloads and proper staffing. More details to come.
#victoria #strike #LivingWage #DecentJobs #bclab #bcpoli

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Come to our Workers Rising: Training Day! This is meant to help kickstart your community organizing, whether you are new to it or have years of experience. Food provided, masks mandatory, and registration is free but required: https://t.co/Ab8fRbQLnF

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Media representatives and reporters, workers are counting on you! @georgiastraight @TheTyee @GlobalBC @cbcnewsbc @pressprogress @globeandmail @VancouverSun @theprovince

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Justice for Workers is hosting a news conference TOMORROW, March 6, at 8:30 AM PST/11:30AM EST about taking urgent action to protect workers and stabilize the economy against the impact of tariffs.

Media Advisory/registration link here: https://t.co/CZu4U8weeV

[BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicysociety]

For a breakdown and analysis of the 2025 #BCBudget, join senior economists @1alexhemingway & @IglikaIvanova, researcher
@VeroSioufi & special guest Emiko Newman
from @climate_unit:

March 6 @ 4:30pm PST.

https://t.co/mxjiDMjqAs | Please spread the word!

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Missing wages? Employer withholding tips? WSN is hosting an in-person Know Your Rights workshop on this February 6 at 6-8pm. All welcome! Sign up here: https://t.co/lSweawDBQU

[Justice for Workers @fairwagesnow]

✊🏾 An excellent picket line visit to #SupportPostalWorkers, on strike for good local jobs.
💯 @cupw is right to fight for equal pay for part-time & temporary workers. Otherwise every new position will become low-wage & precarious. 1/2 ...
#SupportPostalWorkers #Justice4Workers

[Migrant Workers Alliance for Change @MWACCanada]

Callous Liberal Immigration Minister @MarcMillerVM Ploughs Through Crowds of Migrants He's Deporting.

This is how Liberal-Conservative polices treat migrants - like we are disposable. But migrants are unafraid, we we will confront injustice. We will win #StatusForall.

[Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll @MigrantRightsCA]

"They hide the fact that the super-rich are making record-breaking profits while the majority of us go hungry." - Sarom Rho, Migrant Rights Network

https://t.co/ntfSInMlEB

[Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll @MigrantRightsCA]

RELEASE: Trudeau Government Scapegoats Migrants, Cuts Immigration

https://t.co/cWirUTvzEc

[Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll @MigrantRightsCA]

BREAKING: Trudeau govt is slashing immigration, scapegoating migrants. 1.2 million people will be forced to leave or become undocumented. Exploitation will rise. Racist violence will increase.

Speak up! Fight back! Send a message to join the movement!
https://t.co/N7mjbxKlVp

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

@StephenCrozie12 We're excited to see you there Stephen!

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Migrants have been calling for a clear pathway to permanent residence on arrival for this very reason, for YEARS. On September 14-15, join a @MigrantRightsCA action near you to say NO to racism, and YES to immigrant justice! Find your local action here: https://t.co/qV3HAuJBiT

[CBC News @CBCNews]

A new UN report says migrant workers in Canada are facing various forms of abuse — including wage theft, excessive work hours, limited breaks and physical abuse — with little recourse. https://t.co/1PgX8pjjVS .

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Wrap up the summer with a splash and demand better from bad bosses and neglectful policymakers! Join our Zoom call to learn about all the organizing we did, as well as current actions we're taking to gear up for the fall.

Sign up here: https://t.co/u4UaxdawWm

[Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag]

“[W]e need to pay close attention to how public institutions like the RCMP are employing press releases to hide, deny, and normalize ongoing colonial violence.”

🔍Read Molly Murphy and Research for the Front Lines investigation here: https://t.co/qvsjN6RROS

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

What temporary foreign workers actually need is permanent status so that they are not tied to one abusive employer that threatens deportation if they stand up for their rights and dignified working conditions. We need #StatusforAll

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#Breaking: Federal government announces crackdown on temporary foreign worker program misuse https://t.co/xkI4GCHNpH

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

According to a new report, three-quarters of Canadians are unaware that there is a news ban on Facebook and Instagram — including the users who say they get their news on these platforms. #CdnMedia

https://t.co/cb2RoYVoaO

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Workers with disabilities aren’t earning a living wage in British Columbia.

Hear from the executive director of Disability Alliance BC Helaine Boyd on what’s at stake, and how to turn it around.

https://t.co/AbkoXgOjIY

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Pay transparency:

Ensure that workers can see the estimated earnings for completing the assignment when offered an assignment.

Platforms will also be required to provide workers w/ wage statements every pay period so workers can ensure they are paid correctly.

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

After years of gig workers and grassroots orgs advocating for gig worker protections, B.C. just announced a minimum wage of $20.88/hr applied to engaged time + other protections for gig workers!

https://t.co/cU1Gsm1dLh

[Worker Solidarity Network @WorkerSol_BC]

Other key highlights:

Tip protections! Prohibit platform companies from withholding tips or making deductions from tips. Tips are not included in the minimum earnings calculation.