Action Check List

Be part of the Labour Rights are Human Rights campaign to restore workers' rights and fairness in Canada's labour laws

Check things out

Restrictive Laws - A brief summary of each of the 189 pieces of restrictive labour legislation that have been passed by federal and provincial governments in Canada since 1982;

ILO Complaints - A list of all complaints submitted to the International Labour Organization against governments in Canada for passing restrictive labour laws;

Workers' Bill of Rights - an important tool to create greater awareness around labour rights. Download your copy. 

Make sure you sign on to the Workers' Bill of Rights and ask leaders and politicians in your community to stand up for workers' rights by also endorsing the Bill.

Fast Facts and a  series of Fact Sheets; and

More research - various reserch documents prepared for this campaign.

Take action

Write your federal Member of Parliament and your member of your provincial legislature expressing your concern for the dismal international record that Canada and its provinces have in protecting and promoting workers’ rights and demand they support fair and progressive labour law reform.

Draft and sponsor a resolution to your union, Federation of Labour or Labour Council condemning the use of labour laws that restrict or deny the fundamental rights of workers and proposing that progressive labour law reform be a central focus of labour’s political agenda. (Sample Resolutions).

Write your own opinion column for your local newspaper or union newsletter.

Talk to anyone and everyone who will listen about Canada’s poor record at protecting and promoting workers’ rights and the need to restore fairness in Canada’s labour laws.

Discover more about the relentless union-busting campaigns of multinational corporations like ­Wal-Mart at Walmat Workers in Canada.

Sign up for the news alerts at Walmat Workers in Canada.

Strike up conversations with Wal-Mart workers about the benefits of joining a union.

Look for a chance to talk with family, friends and neighbours about Wal-Mart’s long record of disrespect for human rights, workers’ rights and Canadian labour laws.