OFL: Ford chooses politics over public safety
February 14, 2022 13:52 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government’s plan to prematurely lift public health measures will hurt workers and vulnerable Ontarians, and will place even more stress on a...
OFL responds to portable benefits proposal: “Gig workers deserve full and equal employment rights, the time for universal dental care and pharmacare is now”
February 03, 2022 13:50 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s announcement by Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton about the government’s proposed portable benefit scheme falls...
REPEAT-MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario workers host Phone Zap to demand action from Ford government on Omicron crisis
January 22, 2022 09:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week the Ontario Federation of Labour released a joint statement highlighting six key demands that workers urgently need from the Ford government. On...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario workers host Phone Zap to demand action from Ford government on Omicron crisis
January 21, 2022 15:44 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week the Ontario Federation of Labour released a joint statement highlighting six key demands that workers urgently need from the Ford government. On...
Ontario unions say, “Ontario is in crisis. The Ford government must act now.”
January 20, 2022 10:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario workers have come together to sound the alarm and issue an emergency appeal for the Ford government to take action to address the Omicron crisis. ...
REPEAT – MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario unions to hold press conference on emergency appeal for action from Ford government on Omicron crisis
January 20, 2022 09:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 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...
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...