Join Santa and the Windsor Workers' Action Centre on our:
Holiday BAD BOSS Holiday Pay TOUR
Monday December 17th9:00am sharp!
Meet at the Harvey's Restaurant Parking Lot, 2380 Wyandotte St.
We Expect to return by 11:30 am at the latest.
Join Santa Claus, Workers' Action Centre and supporters as we say PAY UP to temp agencies that don't pay public holiday pay.This Holiday BAD BOSS HOLIDAY PAY TOUR will be visiting three Windsor temp agencies on Santa's naughty list. These temp agencies refuse to pay holiday pay to temp agency workers, or they make up their own unfair and illegal rules on when they pay (e.g. after 500 hours of employment). Because of these unfair practices, thousands of temp workers will receive no pay this Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Workers are being pushed further into poverty because of this unequal treatment. Windsor Workers' Action Centre believes that temp workers should have the same rights and benefits as regular workers
We'll be making short visits to each Temp Agency where Santa will deliver a letter of protest and hand out flyers on the holiday pay issue. The tour will finish with a visit to Sandra Pupatello's constituency office where Santa will deliver a letter requesting changes to employment standards legislation and enforcement.
We'll make sure you have a seat in one of our Santa tour vehicles. If you are willing to drive your own vehicle and take other people, we'd love to hear from you also and we'll get back to you on our needs.
Windsor Workers' Action Centre (519)252-8233, http://windsorworkersactioncentre.blogspot.com
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Lone Protester Stands Up Against Sutherland Global Services
Patrick Fletcher is standing outside 500 Ouellette Avenue. He has been there for four hours, every weekday, since November 6th. Cars and pedestrians slow down and stop to read the sign he holds. One driver calls out his window to know what the protest is all about and nods in agreement before moving on. Even more frequent are the honks of support.
Patrick Fletcher is protesting the practices of his former employer, the Sutherland call centre. His placard proclaims “Sutherland Violates Human Rights,” and Fletcher is eager to describe his situation in greater detail.
Fletcher, of First Nations descent, describes racially offensive comments made to him during a meeting with his Senior Operations Manager. Fletcher took issues with the senior official making derogatory reference to “you Indians.” After discussing the verbal abuse with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, he took their advice to allow the company the opportunity to formally apologize. Receiving no response, Fletcher filed a formal human rights complaint with the Commission, which protects Ontarians from discrimination, including that based on race, ancestry, and ethnic origin. The Human Rights Code also “protects individuals from reprisal for trying to enforce their human rights”.
Shortly after, Fletcher’s employment with Sutherland was terminated, on what the company refers to as “just cause.” Self-described as a “good employee” with no problems in the eight months he worked at the call centre, Fletcher was given no explanation for what this “just cause” was.
Since his firing, Patrick Fletcher and his protest against Sutherland’s human rights infractions has gained support. While his picket outside the call centre may have started alone, he has been joined by representatives from the CAW, Labour Studies at the University of Windsor, Windsor Workers Action Centre, and local members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
While the Human Rights Commission investigates his claims, Fletcher is prepared to continue his protest. “I’ve never really stood up for anything before,” he says “It’s a good feeling.”
Patrick Fletcher is standing outside 500 Ouellette Avenue. He has been there for four hours, every weekday, since November 6th. Cars and pedestrians slow down and stop to read the sign he holds. One driver calls out his window to know what the protest is all about and nods in agreement before moving on. Even more frequent are the honks of support.
Patrick Fletcher is protesting the practices of his former employer, the Sutherland call centre. His placard proclaims “Sutherland Violates Human Rights,” and Fletcher is eager to describe his situation in greater detail.
Fletcher, of First Nations descent, describes racially offensive comments made to him during a meeting with his Senior Operations Manager. Fletcher took issues with the senior official making derogatory reference to “you Indians.” After discussing the verbal abuse with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, he took their advice to allow the company the opportunity to formally apologize. Receiving no response, Fletcher filed a formal human rights complaint with the Commission, which protects Ontarians from discrimination, including that based on race, ancestry, and ethnic origin. The Human Rights Code also “protects individuals from reprisal for trying to enforce their human rights”.
Shortly after, Fletcher’s employment with Sutherland was terminated, on what the company refers to as “just cause.” Self-described as a “good employee” with no problems in the eight months he worked at the call centre, Fletcher was given no explanation for what this “just cause” was.
Since his firing, Patrick Fletcher and his protest against Sutherland’s human rights infractions has gained support. While his picket outside the call centre may have started alone, he has been joined by representatives from the CAW, Labour Studies at the University of Windsor, Windsor Workers Action Centre, and local members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
While the Human Rights Commission investigates his claims, Fletcher is prepared to continue his protest. “I’ve never really stood up for anything before,” he says “It’s a good feeling.”
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