Advisory: Canada’s Labour Leaders To All Premiers: Make Life Better For...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2016 (Toronto, Ontario) – Ahead of the Council of the Federation meeting in...
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OFL Conference: Violence & Harassment in the Workplace
The Ontario Federation of Labour will hold an important one-day conference, to address new legislative changes in Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) as they relate to sexual violence,...
View ArticleInterim “Changing Workplaces Review” Report should be a Springboard for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2016 (TORONTO, ON) ─ The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) welcomes the release of...
View ArticleLetter to Premier Wynne and Minister Flynn: Changing Workplaces Review...
On August 3, 2016, the OFL sent a letter to Premier Wynne and Minister Flynn applauding the release of the Changing Workplaces Review Interim Report and commending the Special Advisors’ efforts, rigour...
View ArticleThe OFL Calls for the Eradication of Systemic Racism and Lethal Force in...
OFL Statement August 4, 2016 Abdirahman Abdi’s Death Cannot Be In Vein The OFL Calls for the Eradication of Systemic Racism and Lethal Force in Policing The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is...
View ArticleAdvisory: OFL joins CUPW to Rally for Pensions, Pay Equity and Fairness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2016 (TORONTO, ON) ─ Since the beginning of this year, 18,000 members of the Ontario...
View ArticleIt’s time to close the gender wage gap with action
(TORONTO, ON) ─ The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is pleased to see the Steering Committee recommendations for closing the gender wage gap, combined with the immediate steps that will be taken by...
View ArticleOFL Calls for Justice and Safe Working Conditions for All Temp Agency Workers
The OFL sends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the young woman killed when a conveyor belt caught her clothing on September 2, 2016 at Fiera Foods, in Toronto’s West End. She was...
View ArticleOFL urges unions across Ontario to participate in the Anti-Racism Directorate...
The Ontario Government has launched public community meetings to hear from the public and organizations on addressing systemic racism and eliminating barriers for Indigenous and racialized communities....
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Read the Fall issue of the Action Report
Download the fall issue of the Action Report here. LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CHRIS BUCKLEY Sisters and Brothers, I write this almost one year into the term of the OFL leadership. Since we began we have...
View ArticleOFL presentation to the standing committee on Bill 64: Protecting Interns and...
Presentation to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly October 19, 2016 My name is Ahmad Gaied, and I am the Executive Vice President of the Ontario Federation of Labour. Thank you for...
View ArticleOFL Submission on the Anti-Racism Directorate
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is pleased to make a submission to the Anti-Racism Directorate on how to effectively address systemic racism across Ontario. To read the OFL submission on the...
View ArticleOFL Letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne on Domestic Violence leave: When you’re
View this letter as PDF Download the petition in support of Bill 26, Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace Leave, Accommodation and Training Act, 201 November 2, 2016 The Honourable Kathleen Wynne...
View ArticleSign the petition in support of Bill 26, Domestic and Sexual Violence...
The OFL is joining with cross-sector community partners including justice, health, education, violence against women, among others, strongly supporting Bill 26, Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace...
View ArticlePledge to Make Paid Leave for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors a...
No One Should Need to Choose Between Their Safety and Their Job The Ontario labour movement has a strong tradition of fighting for social and economic justice for the workers they represent and the...
View ArticleSaving lives, protecting jobs: Ontario labour unions pledge to bargain for...
Toronto, Ontario — Ontario unions have signed a pledge, as organized by the Ontario Federation of Labour, to negotiate paid leave for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in all collective...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Goes to Work Every Day: A Bargaining Guide
Ontario unions are pledging to negotiate paid leave for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in all collective agreements. To support this negotiation table priority, the Ontario Federation of...
View ArticleOFL Women’s Leadership Summit March 24 – March 26, 2017
Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are excited to announce our 3rd OFL Women’s Leadership Summit! This is a unique opportunity for union women to come together with like-minded trade union and community...
View ArticleInternational Human Rights Day: Stand up for someone’s rights today and every...
December 10 is celebrated around the world as International Human Rights Day. It marks the anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in...
View ArticleInternational Migrants Day: OFL Statement for December 18, 2016
This December 18, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is recognizing International Migrants Day by calling on both Federal and Ontario governments to implement legislative reforms to put an end to...
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