OFL to Ford’s Conservative government: End the hypocrisy now, immediately...
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) urges Ontario’s government to take immediate action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our province by providing at least seven paid sick days and ten days of...
View ArticleOpen letter to Premier Ford: Provide emergency support for all workers and...
SENT VIA EMAIL Hon. Premier Doug Ford Hon. Christine Elliott Hon. Rod Phillips Hon. Monte McNaughton Dr. David Williams Dear Premier, Ministers and Chief Medical Officer of Health: Further to your...
View ArticleCOVID-19 INFORMATION
This page was last updated March 25, 2020 Below is a list of resources on COVID-19. This list includes the OFL response to Ford’s emergency legislation, demands for workers during the pandemic, a fact...
View ArticleLetter to Minister McNaughton: Health and safety of front-line workers must...
SENT VIA EMAIL Hon. Monte McNaughton Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development 14th Floor 400 University Avenue Toronto, ON M7A 1T7 Dear Minister McNaughton, RE: Health and safety of...
View ArticleInternational Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). It is a day to celebrate the contributions made by 2SLGBTQI+ people to society. It is also a day to take action,...
View ArticleDefund the Police FAQ
WHAT IS ANTI-BLACK AND ANTI-INDIGENOUS RACISM? Anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism is an implicit and/or explicit bias, on an individual and institutional level, directed at Black people and members...
View ArticleA message to Doug Ford for Labour Day 2020 – Try one simple thing to flatten...
From the get-go, the Conservative government of Ontario has shown a toxic disregard for the needs of working people. The province’s March 17 shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 did nothing to...
View ArticleOFL: Solidarity with peacefully assembled and socially-distanced activists in...
The Ontario Federation of Labour supports calls by the Defund the Police Hamilton Coalition to reallocate overfunded police budgets towards public services in their community. As highlighted by the...
View ArticleReflect & Acknowledge: September 30
Thursday, September 30 will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As the impacts of colonialism continue to this day, the Ontario Federation of Labour urges settlers and those that...
View ArticleLearn, Unlearn, and Reflect: September 30
Friday, September 30 marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Efforts for truth and reconciliation must go beyond land acknowledgments, and thoughts and prayers to become real...
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