Changes Fail to Protect Migrant Workers from Exploitation, says OFL
Media Release June 20, 2014 For Immediate Release Changes Fail to Protect Migrant Workers from Exploitation, says OFL Temporary Foreign Worker Program Promotes Harper’s “Low-Wage Agenda” (Toronto) The...
View ArticleNational Aboriginal Day is significant to the Ontario Federation of Labour...
June 21 was proclaimed National Aboriginal Day by Canadian Parliament in 1996. Yet today, First Nations, Metis and Inuit and people throughout Canada continue to struggle for equality, justice and...
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Cuban MP Mariela Castro Espin Presented OFL Workers’ Rights Award at World Pride
Sid Ryan presents Mariela Castro Espin with the OFL Outstanding Workers’ Rights Advances Award for 2014. Mariela Castro Espin Named OFL Outstanding Workers’ Rights Advances Award Recipient (World Pride...
View ArticleOFL Aboriginal Educational Gathering – Nov 28-30, 2014
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is holding its Aboriginal Educational Gathering from November 28, 29, and 30, 2014. The OFL and its affiliates have a long history of activism and lobbying on...
View ArticleDemand That Israel Stop Bombing Civilians in Gaza, Ryan Urges Harper
The Ontario Federation of Labour joins millions of Canadians who are shocked by the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has created a nightmare for tens of thousands of civilians who are...
View ArticleWelcome Emancipation Day and Ride the Underground Freedom Train
By Natasha Henry. Read more at http://teachingafricancanadianhistory.weebly.com/blog August 1st, 2014 is a significant date in African history for two reasons. It marks the 180th anniversary of the...
View ArticleStatement: Time for Canadians to Move Human Rights Barriers Aside
OFL STATEMENT December 09, 2014 Time for Canadians to Move Human Rights Barriers Aside: OFL Statement for December 10, 2014, International Human Rights Day Around the world, December 10 is celebrated...
View ArticleOFL Says Action Plan on Sexual Violence and Harassment Must be Properly...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2015 OFL Says Action Plan on Sexual Violence and Harassment Must be Properly Funded and Representative (Toronto, Ontario) – The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)...
View ArticleOFL Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial...
OFL STATEMENT March 21, 2015 Poverty and Precarious Work Propel Ontario’s Racial Divide: OFL Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – March 21, 2015 Ontario remains...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Gloria David
Ontario’s labour movement lost a proud trade unionist and an anti-racist activist last month with the passing of Gloria David. Hailing from OPSEU Local 532, Gloria invested decades of energy into...
View ArticleOFL Statement on the Day of Pink, Anti-Bullying Day – April 8, 2015
OFL STATEMENT April 8, 2015 None Can Stay Silent in the Face of Bullying OFL Statement on the Day of Pink, Anti-Bullying Day – April 8, 2015 Today the Ontario Federation of Labour calls upon workers...
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ADVISORY: Ontario’s Largest Anti-Poverty Conference to Draw Speakers from...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2015 ADVISORY: Ontario’s Largest Anti-Poverty Conference to Draw Speakers from U.S. “Fight for $15” and Québec Student Movement (TORONTO, ON) ─ Organizers of the...
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African Canadian Summit Seeks to Make #BlackVotesMatter
By nearly every measure, the African Canadian community across Ontario experiences markedly disproportionate rates of poverty, high school drop-out, child welfare, unemployment, violence and...
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Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards – May 23, 2015
South Asian Community Activism Awards 2015 Join the community and labour as we come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month and recognize community activists. Performances | Dinner | D.J. |...
View ArticleOFL Statement for South Asian Heritage Month – May 2015
OFL STATEMENT May 1, 2015 South Asians Helped to Build Ontario, as Workers and as Citizens OFL Statement for South Asian Heritage Month – May 2015 Across Ontario, workers are joining the South Asian...
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Register Now for the Workers of Colour Symposium on September 11-12, 2015
The OFL will be holding a Workers of Colour Symposium on September 11-12, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Toronto-Yorkdale Hotel, 3450 Dufferin Street, Toronto. The Symposium will allow a safe space for...
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Call for Nominations: OFL 2015 Convention Awards
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is seeking nominations from affiliates, local unions and labour councils for the upcoming OFL 13th Biennial Convention Awards: Cliff Pilkey Labour Activist Award...
View ArticleMEDIA AVAILABILITY: OFL President Sid Ryan to Announce Labour’s Support for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2015 MEDIA AVAILABILITY: OFL President Sid Ryan to Announce Labour’s Support for the March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate (TORONTO, ON) ─ On Sunday, July 5, Ontario...
View ArticleOFL Statement for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3,...
OFL STATEMENT December 3, 2015 No One With a Disability Should Be Made to Feel Invisible OFL Statement for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2015 December 3 marks the United...
View ArticleOFL Statement for December 10, 2015, International Human Rights Day
OFL STATEMENT December 09, 2015 Canadians Must Respond to Humanitarian Crises at Home and Abroad OFL Statement for December 10, 2015, International Human Rights Day December 10 is celebrated around the...
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