To defend decent work laws and the $15 minimum wage, Ontario workers are holding the largest coordinated day of action in a decade
October 12, 2018 06:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 50 actions are expected on Monday, October 15, when communities across Ontario mobilize in defense of new workers’ rights brought in by Bill 148: Fair...
Media Advisory: Faith Leaders for $15 and Fairness
October 11, 2018 16:44 ET
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Faith Leaders for $15 and Fairness
TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sue Wilson, Sisters of St Joseph Office of Systemic Justice; Bishop Kevin Robertson, Anglican Diocese of Toronto; Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo United Church of...
Doug Ford cuts hospital beds and funding – calls it an increase, says Ontario Health Coalition
October 03, 2018 16:29 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Oct. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usually a major government announcement is in the media studio at the Legislature or somewhere public where the public can attend and media can ask...
Community and labour groups urge Premier Ford to stand up to corporate lobby groups by protecting $15 minimum wage
September 28, 2018 09:45 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Representatives from the $15 and Fairness movement, including Ontario’s Fight for $15 & Fairness, the Ontario Federation of Labour, a doctor, and an...
Media Advisory: Press Conference on the $15 minimum wage
September 27, 2018 10:58 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaders of the $15 and Fairness movement, including the Fight for $15 and Fairness and the Ontario Federation of Labour, will be speaking at a press...
WSIB Cuts to Employer Premiums Spells More Bad News for Injured Workers in Ontario, says OFL
September 26, 2018 13:18 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today at its annual general meeting in Toronto, that it has eliminated its unfunded...
UPDATE – Labour movement will fight for strong, accessible, well-funded public services, says OFL
September 25, 2018 17:38 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s line-by-line audit points to austerity measures on the way, including service cuts and privatization, says the Ontario Federation of Labour. In...
Labour movement will fight for strong, accessible, well-funded public services, says OFL
September 25, 2018 16:41 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s line-by-line audit points to austerity measures on the way, says the Ontario Federation of Labour. In his address, Treasury Board President Peter...
Ernst + Young "Line by Line" Review Biased and Unhelpful: Health Coalition Warns it is Just Repackaging of Same Old Ideas that Have Led to Cuts, Restructuring and Privatization and Widespread Public Anger
September 25, 2018 14:57 ET
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Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It is long on propaganda but short on new ideas, and despite all rhetoric, would lead to more of the same -- cuts, instability, restructuring and...
“Premier Ford: Stand with Us. Don’t let big business take away our $15 minimum wage!”
September 15, 2018 14:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constituents in more than 20 Ontario ridings called on their local Conservative MPPs today to oppose calls from Big Business to scrap the $15 minimum...