Organizing under COVID-19
Organizing and building worker power is more important than ever to ensure employers are not trampling on the rights of workers. If you want to organize your workplace, we can help you develop your plan to win! Each province has a different process for forming a union and we will help guide you through that!
What it takes to win
Workers who are inspired to make their workplace better and willing to talk to their co-workers
Workers who know their rights and what to expect from their Employer
An Organizing Committee that can keep the majority of workers united
Don’t worry, you likely won’t have all this at the start. We can help you get there!
Know Your Rights
It is illegal for your employer to:
Fire you for union activities
Ask if you or someone else have signed a union card
Threaten lay-off, cut in pay, and reduction in hours for your union activity
Transfer you or give you job assignments differently than other workers for your union activity
Deny the union the right to talk with you or try to prevent you from talking to the union off work time and work premises
Harass you because you support the union
Should your employer engage in any of these activities, document it (i.e. what was said, when, where) and let a union organizer know as soon as possible.