MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontarians virtually “Pack the Galleries” to protect democracy
June 11, 2021 17:55 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontarians are outraged that Ford is recalling the legislature to use the notwithstanding clause to override the constitution, after a judge ruled key parts...
OFL: Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause threatens democracy
June 09, 2021 19:28 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a decisive judgement by Justice Edward M. Morgan recognized the unconstitutionality of Bill 254’s amendments to the Ontario Election Act, Ford’s...
OCUFA calls for resignation of Ross Romano amid devastating cuts to jobs and programs at Laurentian University
April 12, 2021 17:17 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following news that approximately 60 programs have been cut at Laurentian University and that over 80 faculty members have lost their jobs, the Ontario...
OCUFA: 2021 budget a missed opportunity to invest in Ontario’s future
March 24, 2021 19:16 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s university faculty and academic librarians are disappointed that the 2021 Ontario Budget fails to adequately invest in Ontario’s universities to...
Faculty appalled there’s no money for Laurentian in new government funding for postsecondary education
March 19, 2021 17:43 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
TORONTO, March 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s faculty and academic librarians are appalled and dismayed that none of the $106.4 million in new postsecondary funding announced by the Ontario...
OCUFA: As Laurentian’s funding crisis continues, Ministry of Colleges and Universities refuses to take action
February 23, 2021 10:28 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a week of advocacy, faculty and students from across Ontario have been meeting with dozens of MPPs to demand the provincial government take...
Union representing Beer Store workers calls on Ontario to reject 7-Eleven proposal to sell alcohol
February 19, 2021 16:25 ET
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UFCW Canada Local 12R24
MILTON, Ontario, Feb. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The union representing Ontario Beer Store workers is calling on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to reject the proposal by 7-Eleven to...
Ontario Federation of Labour urges all-party support for MPP Sattler’s “Stay Home If You Are Sick Act” Private Members Bill
December 08, 2020 13:03 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers and advocates for all working people in Ontario, is urging all-party...
181 COVID-19 outbreaks in health care settings leaving 89 residents dead & more than 1,800 staff & patients infected in 6-wks, numbers way up across the board, warns Ontario Health Coalition
November 04, 2020 12:01 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The spread of COVID-19 in long-term care, retirement homes and hospitals is growing at an alarming rate. By every measure-- case numbers, number and size...
Almost Four Dozen People Who Applied to Testify Before the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Bill 218 Limiting Legal Liability for COVID-19 Harms for Long-Term Care Homes and Others, Cut Out of the Hearings Today
November 04, 2020 11:38 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Increasingly frustrated with the lack of accountability for the response to COVID-19 in Ontario’s long-term care homes, Coalition executive director...