Friday, September 03, 2010
For Immediate Release:
ANTI-SCAB RALLY SEPTEMBER 15, 16, 17, 2010
In the City of Brantford, less than two hours from Toronto, 84 brave workers have been on strike against their employer for the past two years. The employer has managed to keep these workers out on strike for two long years because they have been busing scabs across the picket lines. The employer, ECP, has demanded a 25% rollback in wages and benefits which the membership of USW Local 1-500 have bravely resisted. Not one striker out of the 84 has crossed the picket line.
For Immediate Release:
A Labour Day Message from Sid Ryan, President, OFL
(TORONTO) - Work, or lack of it, is the central element around which our lives are organized. But the very nature and value of our work are being upended.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
For Immediate Release:
Ontario Federation of Labour supports call for Harper to Stop the Attack on Federal Employment Equity Program
(TORONTO) - The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and its affiliates added its voices to the Colour of Poverty Campaign’s open letter to Stephen Harper to call off the attack on the Federal Employment Equity Program by members of his Cabinet.
New In the Library:
Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs regarding Schedule 9, Bill 68
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
For Immediate Release:
OFL President Sid Ryan asks: “Is Finance Minister Dwight Duncan asking low - and modest-income Ontarians to subsidize corporate coffers?"
(TORONTO) - Ontario Federation of Labour president Sid Ryan has concerns that Finance Minister Dwight Duncan’s plan to freeze public sector wages is more about asking low- and modest-income Ontarians to subsidize the corporate bottom line than it is about improving the economy or protecting public services. Ryan made these remarks after participating in a meeting with Minister Duncan and Ontario labour leaders to discuss the government’s plan to balance the provincial budget.
For Immediate Release:
OFL President Holds Caucus Meeting of Union Leaders Prior to Meeting Minister of Finance to Discuss Wage Freeze
(TORONTO) - Sid Ryan President, of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), has scheduled a caucus meeting with union leaders just prior to meeting with Ontario's Finance Minister today.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
For Immediate Release:
July 10 Day of Action for Civil Liberties
(TORONTO) - During the G20 Summit in Toronto on June 26 and 27, more than $1 billion was spent on a reported 20,000 police and security officers, a 5 metre fence, and new weapons designed to stifle dissent and silence public opposition.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
For Immediate Release:
TORONTO STAR JUNE 29, 2010 THOUSANDS STOOD UP FOR HUMANITY
(TORONTO) - Last Saturday, over 30,000 people—much higher than media estimates—from across Ontario joined the People First rally in Toronto during the G20 Summit. Our message was clear: we told world leaders—including our own Prime Minister Stephen Harper—to put the needs of human beings and the environment ahead of all other considerations as they deliberated over the weekend.
Monday, June 28, 2010
President’s Action Update - 2010.06.28
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Friday, June 25, 2010
President’s Action Update - 2010.06.25
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President’s Action Update - 2010.06.25
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Monday, June 21, 2010
For Immediate Release:
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF LABOUR URGES WORKING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ABORIGINAL SOLIDARITY DAY
(TORONTO) - The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is urging all working people to participate in Aboriginal Solidarity Day. Aboriginal Solidarity Day—otherwise known as National Aboriginal Day—was proclaimed by the federal government in 1996 after years of lobbying by the Assembly of First Nations (formerly the National Indian Brotherhood). Fourteen years ago, June 21 was designated as a day for celebration, reflection and solidarity with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
For Immediate Release:
OFL President Sid Ryan stands his ground:
REITERATES CALL FOR ASSURANCE POLICE WILL NOT USE AGENTS-PROVOCATEURS AT G20 SUMMIT
(TORONTO) - The President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) stands by his call for assurance that police and other private security personnel contracted to provide security during the G20 summit will not use agents-provocateurs during the G20 protests planned for next week, including the labour-led rally and march on June 26.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
For Immediate Release:
LARGEST G20 PROTEST PUTS PEOPLE AND THEIR SAFETY FIRST
ORGANIZERS SUPPORT INJUNCTION TO PREVENT USE OF SONIC CANNONS DURING SUMMIT
(TORONTO) - The organizers of the June 26 “People First!” rally say their reason for organizing what's likely to be the biggest public protest during the G20 Summit was to give ordinary working people a chance to speak out in a place that's safe and free from the overblown security presence that's become so commonplace during meetings of the world's most powerful heads of state.
For Immediate Release:
SID RYAN IN ST. CATHARINES
(TORONTO) - Sid Ryan will be speaking today at 3:30 pm at a Niagara-area CAW meeting in St. Catharines.
Monday, June 14, 2010
For Immediate Release:
OFL Challenges claims made by CFIB CEO Catherine Swift
(Toronto) - More than two‐thirds of small business owners believe good pensions are good for business says a poll released today by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
President’s Action Update - 2010.06.12
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
For Immediate Release:
OFL Statement on the tragic death of Shannen Koostachin
(TORONTO) - It is with great sadness and shock that the Ontario Federation of Labour has learned of the untimely and tragic death of Shannen Koostachin. Shannen was just 16 years old when she passed away, but had already established herself among first nations, social justice and trade union activists as a powerful young fighter for truth and justice.
Friday, May 28, 2010
For Immediate Release:
OFL Statement: Sexual Harassment Awareness Week - June 1-7, 2010
(TORONTO) - June 2nd marks the anniversary of Theresa Vince’s death – a woman murdered at work by her boss after years of unrelenting sexual harassment in 1996. Nine years later, on November 12, 2005, Lori Dupont, a nurse at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor was murdered at work by her ex-boyfriend. These tragedies were the catalyst for the call for legislative reform and creation of a public education campaign identifying workplace violence as a hazard.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
President’s Action Update - 2010.05.20
A Big Welcome to Canadian Auto Workers
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For Immediate Release:
Young worker dies on the job - another criminal investigation needed
(TORONTO) - A twenty-six year old construction worker was killed yesterday in Whitby when a concrete retaining wall collapsed on him. The young worker is the latest of more than 400 work-related fatalities that have occurred since 2004.
Monday, May 17, 2010
For Immediate Release:
STATEMENT - SID RYAN PRESIDENT, ONTARIO FEDERATION OF LABOUR - MAY 17th INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
(STATEMENT) - May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia. It is a day of action, awareness and affirmation of the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transidentified (LGBT) people and their families to live their lives “Out and Proud.”
Saturday, May 15, 2010
For Immediate Release:
PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT “DIE-IN” AT MINISTER BEV ODA’S OFFICE
(TORONTO) - Sid Ryan, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour, will participate in today’s event to demonstrate the labour movement’s disgust at attempts to overturn women’s access to abortion in Canada and its refusal to include safe abortions in its international maternal health initiatives.
