TAKING BACK OUR JOBS TAKING BACK OUR ENVIRONMENT

TAKING BACK OUR JOBS TAKING BACK OUR ENVIRONMENT KB/jhcope 343

ACTIVITY “What is a – GOOD – Green Job? ” Your task: n n Read through these “Green Job” descriptions As a group discuss what makes this a “Good” job. As a group discuss what makes this a “Bad” job. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.

Trends in Precarious Work

Part time and Temporary Work in Canada 2008

Temporary Work – Ontario 1997 -2010

Part Time Work – Ontario 1976 -2010

Part-time by choice in Canada ? • Because of poor economic conditions 1 in 5 part-time workers can’t find a full-time job 1 in 10 part-time workers can’t find a full-time job

Temporary Work as a % of Total – Ontario 1997 -2010

Who is in Precarious Work? • Immigrants • Women • Young people • Workers of Colour • Aboriginal Workers

Who is Pushed into Precarious Work? • Laid-off workers • Workers with no pensions

CAW Tracking Study Collins-Aikman, Chrysler, Kitchener Frameworks Survey of laid off members: • Workers that found at least one job ………. . 25% • Proportion of those jobs full-time …………… 29% • Proportion of immigrants who found a job, that got full-time work ……………… 15% • More than half of workers who found a job took a pay cut of over $10 an hour

Creating “Good” Green Jobs in London

Activity: Framing the future 1. Think ahead 10 years, after our “Good, Green Jobs” Campaign was successfully What’s different about that London than this London? 2. What’s one thing holding us back from getting there?

THE RIGHT BALANCE