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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 | 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 | 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...
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Doug Ford cuts hospital beds and funding – calls it an increase, says Ontario Health Coalition
October 03, 2018 16:29 ET | 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...
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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 | 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...
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Media Advisory: Press Conference on the $15 minimum wage
September 27, 2018 10:58 ET | 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...
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WSIB Cuts to Employer Premiums Spells More Bad News for Injured Workers in Ontario, says OFL
September 26, 2018 13:18 ET | 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...
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UPDATE – Labour movement will fight for strong, accessible, well-funded public services, says OFL
September 25, 2018 17:38 ET | 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...
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Labour movement will fight for strong, accessible, well-funded public services, says OFL
September 25, 2018 16:41 ET | 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...
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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 | 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...
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“Premier Ford: Stand with Us. Don’t let big business take away our $15 minimum wage!”
September 15, 2018 14:00 ET | 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...