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November 16, 2017 07:00 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour;Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign

Media Advisory -- Workers' rights advocates available to comment on Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 16, 2017) - Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign organizers will be available to comment on Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act during the...
November 15, 2017 16:12 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

OFL to celebrate 60th anniversary at #Power ON Biennial Convention

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 15, 2017) - The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will hold its 14th Biennial Convention, under the banner "Power ON" from November 20 to 24, 2017...
November 15, 2017 09:56 ET | Source: Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign

Students, staff, faculty call on publicly-funded colleges and universities to distance themselves from Ontario Chamber of Commerce

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 15, 2017) - Today, students, staff and faculty on campuses across Ontario will be kicking off a campaign to demand that university and college...
November 14, 2017 18:25 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

Ontario government must make workers its priority, says Ontario Federation of Labour

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 14, 2017) - The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) encourages the government to further prioritize workers in its 2017 Ontario Fall Economic...
November 13, 2017 12:48 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

"The Worst Overcrowding We Have Ever Seen" in Ontario's Hospitals: Patients' and Coalition's Claims Supported by Release of New Data on London Hospitals

LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 13, 2017) - Health coalition advocates, concerned about reports that London Health Sciences Centre was running at alarming rates of...
November 06, 2017 12:17 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Public Home Care Would Benefit Ontarians Despite Claims of Vested Interests/For-Profit Home Care Companies: Health Coalition Calls for More Details

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 6, 2017) - A leaked presentation from the Ministry of Health revealed by CBC today indicates that the government is planning some sort of public home...
November 02, 2017 10:19 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

Media Advisory: With Bill 148 poised to go to third reading, now is the time to make needed amendments, says OFL

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 2, 2017) - With Bill 148 poised to go to third reading, Ontario Federation of Labour President Chris Buckley will outline needed amendments to Bill...
October 31, 2017 13:15 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Thousands of Patients Lining Hospital Hallways in Brampton "Code Gridlock" Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Coalition Calls for Long-Term Plan to Reinvest & Rebuild Hospital Bed Capacity

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2017) - Attn: Assignment Editor A memo obtained by the NDP, released in the media today, reveals that more than 4,300 patients...
October 26, 2017 10:30 ET | Source: The Decent Work and Health Network (DWHN)

Decent Work and Health Network supports contract faculty during Fair Employment Week

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 26, 2017) - October 23 to 27 is the Canadian Association of University Teachers' (CAUT) Fair Employment Week, held annually to promote public...
October 23, 2017 15:24 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Wynne Government's Hospital Bed Announcement a Temporary Band-Aid But Health Coalition Slams Expanding Health Care Privatization

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 23, 2017) - The Ontario Health Coalition congratulated the Health Minister for recognizing the crisis in Ontario's hospitals and announcing 1,200 new...