Ontario Federation of Labour welcomes NDP commitment to $20 minimum wage
November 30, 2021 12:02 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President, Patty Coates, joined NDP Leader, Andrea Horwath, at this morning’s announcement about the NDP’s plan for a...
Ontario Federation of Labour calls Ford government’s refusal to enact permanent paid sick days ‘shameful’
November 24, 2021 15:37 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in a 46 to 30 vote, Ford’s Conservative government once again blocked a Bill that would have implemented permanent paid sick days for Ontario...
Ontario Federation of Labour pledges support for Ontario NDP
November 05, 2021 15:07 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, delegates at the Ontario Federation of Labour’s (OFL) 16th Biennial Convention voted overwhelmingly in favour of supporting Andrea Horwath and...
Workers re-elect OFL leadership to galvanize Ontario’s labour movement in the fight for our future
November 03, 2021 16:08 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, delegates at the Ontario Federation of Labour’s 16th Biennial Convention re-elected Officers Patty Coates, Ahmad Gaied, and Janice Folk-Dawson with...
OFL calls Ford’s $15 minimum wage pledge, proof that workers know best
November 02, 2021 11:44 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Doug Ford backtracked on his government’s 2018 decision to cancel the $15 minimum wage, that cost workers dearly over the past three years. The...
OFL stands in solidarity with alliance of occupational disease clusters
October 29, 2021 13:13 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An alliance of widows and workers in occupational disease clusters throughout Ontario are speaking out after Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton...
OFL Demands Meaningful Protections for Temporary Agency Workers
October 18, 2021 20:24 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton announced plans to introduce new legislation for temporary work agencies....
OFL: Throne Speech promises won’t hide Ford’s failures
October 04, 2021 15:36 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After an extended summer break, Ford’s Conservative government returned to the legislature today. The legislature resumed with a Throne Speech that the...
OFL urges Ford Government to put the brakes on flawed Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee
July 05, 2021 11:04 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, July 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s labour movement is demanding that the Ford government put the brakes on its deeply flawed Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee. The...
Ontario Federation of Labour announces boycott of Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
June 29, 2021 14:15 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
OTTAWA, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario has announced a boycott of the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150...