How We Work
Workers' Rights Information Phone Line: 416-531-0778
Have you got a problem at work?
Call our phoneline to get information and support about a problem at work. For quicker service, please call during our phone line hours where you can speak to someone directly. If you are unable to call during these times, leave a message and you will get a return call within two business days. On certain days of the week you will be able to reach someone in one of the six languages that we speak at WAC.
Operating Hours:
Monday 11 am – 3 pm (English, Urdu, Hindi and Gujarati)
Tuesday 11 am – 2 pm (English)
Wednesday 3 pm – 7 pm (English)
Thursday 10 am – 12pm (English)
Spanish Wednesday 4 – 5 pm
If you are calling from a community agency to get support on behalf of a community member with a workplace problem, we advise you to call during our intake hours for a quicker response.
If you have a workplace problem, please do not drop by our offices as we may not have anyone to assist you. Please speak first with one of our staff on the Workers’ Rights Information Line.
Education
It helps us at work if we know our rights. It helps us even more if we know how to protect ourselves when the law doesn’t. We provide workshops at our Centre and all across the city on workers rights, and produce factsheets and booklets on workplace rights, temp work, job scams and other issues (available in various languages).
Changing Labour Laws
The laws covering workers are outdated. And the government is not doing enough to enforce the weak laws that do exist. One in three employers break the law, often with no penalty. Our members come together to fight for better wages and working conditions for all workers in our province. Our victories prove that this way of making change works.
Organizing for Fair Employment!
Our voices are stronger together. Change will not happen if we take on problems one by one. We need to address the roots of the problems we face and the weak laws that allow racism and poverty to affect our lives and our workplaces. Supporting each other means taking action for change!
