MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario unions to hold press conference on emergency appeal for action from Ford government on Omicron crisis
January 19, 2022 15:21 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario workers are sounding the alarm with an emergency appeal for the Ford government to take action to address the Omicron crisis. On Thursday, January...
OFL: ‘Future of Work’ report opens door to gutting employment standards for all Ontario workers
December 09, 2021 12:53 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The recommendations outlined in the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee (OWRAC) report, released today, is an attack on the minimal employment...
OFL: New poll shows Ontarians overwhelmingly support the call for 10 permanent paid sick days
December 09, 2021 08:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New polling data demonstrates overwhelming support for 10 permanent, employer-paid sick days. Eighty per cent of Ontarians surveyed “support the Ontario...
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....