Extra-billing causes hardship and must be stopped, says OFL
(TORONTO, ON) – The OFL supports the call by the Ontario Health Coalition for better regulation and enforcement of the Canada Health Act to prevent the charging of user fees across Canada. A recent...
View ArticleEconomists support $15 minimum wage in Ontario
We, the undersigned economists, support the decision to increase the minimum wage in Ontario to $15 an hour. Raising the wage floor makes good economic sense. Today, Ontario’s minimum wage is $11.40...
View ArticleCanada’s Labour Leaders to the Premiers: Canadians Need Life-Saving...
Canadian Labour Leaders urge Premiers to recommit to establishing a single-payer, universal prescription drug plan in Canada (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) – Meeting in Alberta for events concurrent to the...
View ArticleIt’s time for the WSIB to treat workers suffering from mental stress fairly,...
(TORONTO, ON) – As Canadians continue to recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is deeply disappointed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB)...
View ArticlePC Government’s health care overhaul will jeopardize patient care, says OFL
(TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Federation of Labor (OFL) is sounding the alarm after Ontario’s PC government introduced sweeping health care reform legislation, which they call the “People’s Health Care...
View ArticleUnion leaders representing more than 200,000 nurses, health professionals and...
(TORONTO, ON) – Union leaders held a press conference today at the Ontario Legislature calling on the Ford government to hold public consultations across Ontario on its sweeping health care...
View ArticleMore than 50 actions against PC cuts to education and health care will be...
(TORONTO, ON) – Ontarians are rising up to fight cuts and privatization of the public services families depend on. More than 50 actions are expected on Wednesday, April 17 when communities across...
View ArticleOFL celebrates Foodora couriers’ historic victory
The Ontario Federation of Labour celebrates the ruling of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), which found that Foodora couriers must be classified as dependent contractors, allowing the...
View ArticleOFL 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...
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COVID-19 Info Sheets: Wash your hands of germs, racism, and xenophobia
The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. It is transmitted in much the same way as the flu. This fact sheet outlines short-term and long-term actions to avoid the harm that the...
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Open 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...
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Letter 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 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 ArticleCommitment to a minimum direct care time standard in long-term care long...
(Toronto) – The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is pleased that the Ford government has recognized the urgent need to establish a legally enforceable minimum standard of an average of four hours...
View ArticleFord Government must do better, take decisive action to stem surging COVID-19...
(Toronto) – The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is increasingly dismayed with the Ford government’s lack of targeted action to stop the surge of COVID-19 currently running rampant in Peel, and...
View ArticleOFL shocked that new stay-at-home orders fail to include guaranteed paid sick...
(Toronto) – The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is shocked that new COVID-19 emergency measures announced today fail to include critical workers’ protections including guaranteed paid sick days....
View ArticleOFL celebrates Foodora couriers’ historic victory
The Ontario Federation of Labour celebrates the ruling of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), which found that Foodora couriers must be classified as dependent contractors, allowing the...
View ArticleOFL 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...
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COVID-19 Info Sheets: Wash your hands of germs, racism, and xenophobia
The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. It is transmitted in much the same way as the flu. This fact sheet outlines short-term and long-term actions to avoid the harm that the...
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