Friday, 28 February 2014
Union confronts boss of cheated Toronto worker - Way to go IWW!!
Toronto IWW Statement
of Action [received from the Solidarity Committee of the Industrial Workers of the World, TorontotheBetter members' union]
Workers often find themselves in tight
spots. Sometimes they don't receive their full pay, they are fired without
severance, and bosses can make life difficult for past employees. The Toronto
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) believe that by standing in solidarity
with one another, we can take a stand against bad bosses, and against the
exploitation of workers.
On Wednesday February 19th 2014, the Solidarity Committee
of the Toronto IWW –along with its supporters –accompanied M, a general
labourer (who will remain nameless), to confront his former boss, the owner of
a temp agency through which M found work. The group delivered an invoice to the
boss detailing the specific jobs M had worked and the total sum of 230.00$ in unpaid
wages. Although the boss was reluctant to hear M’s complaints he eventually
acknowledged receiving the letter and that he understood the grievance brought
forward by the worker.
The boss is being given ten days to pay M the full amount in
wages owed before further action is to be sought. The exploitation of workers
by bosses requires our collective effort to fight and the Solidarity Committee
of the IWW is committed to helping workers win real gains.
If you are interested in learning more about the Wage Theft
Campaign or the Industrial Workers of the World, please contact us at toronto@iww.org/ visit our website at http://torontoiww.org/
