OFL 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 ArticleOPEN LETTER RE: Allegations of Islamophobia and anti-black racism, York...
October 31, 2016 SENT VIA EMAIL Honourable Mitzie Hunter Minister of Education Ministry of Education 22nd Floor, Mowat Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1L2 Email:...
View ArticleThis Black History Month recommit to stopping racism, prejudice and...
February is Black History Month recognizing the social, cultural and economic contributions of Black people and people of African and Caribbean descent. The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) believes...
View ArticleLetter to the Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism from the OFL and Colour of...
March 10, 2017 Honourable Michael Coteau Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism 14th Floor, 56 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M5S 2S3 Dear Minister Coteau, The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and...
View ArticleRacism and Islamophobia are Barriers to an Equal Society: OFL Statement on...
Racism, bigotry and hatred know no boundaries, no borders, and no limits. Canadian headlines teem with tales of hate crimes. An Ottawa rabbi awoke to find a swastika spray-painted on her door. A...
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 ArticleOntario government must make workers its priority, says Ontario Federation of...
(TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) encourages the government to further prioritize workers in its 2017 Ontario Fall Economic Statement. Today, it was announced that the corporate...
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OFL Young Workers’ Assembly: a powerful day of activism and allyship
The Young Workers’ Assembly brought together activists from across Ontario on November 18, 2017. To see more photos from the event, click here. Over 100 workers from across Ontario attended the OFL...
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OFL Young Workers’ Award winner: Kumsa Baker
Kumsa Baker, UNITE HERE 75, was the recipient of the OFL Young Workers’ Award Kumsa Baker, a research analyst with UNITE HERE Local 75, was awarded the 2017 Ontario Federation of Labour’s Young Workers...
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March 8 Project: Order “Marching ON” pins and posters for International...
2018 is the eighth year of our exciting March 8 Project, developed by the OFL Women’s Committee celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). This year’s theme is “Marching ON”. Both the pewter pin and...
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OFL Statement on the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Download the poster. The struggle to combat racial discrimination in Ontario and beyond continues in all avenues of life. Racism, bigotry, and hatred exist in all avenues of life, with hate crimes...
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New history series launched for African Liberation and Black History Month:...
Download the poster The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canada and the Ontario Federation of Labour are celebrating African Liberation and Black History Month by launching a new series: Legacies of...
View ArticleStop hate: OFL statement on the International Day for the Elimination of...
(TORONTO, ON) March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year, the day comes shortly after at least fifty Muslim worshippers were murdered and many others...
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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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...
View ArticleOFL demands equity lens be applied to recovery efforts, and renews call for...
Equity-seeking communities must be central in the development of Ford government economic recovery plans. Ontario must commit to collaboration with labour to ensure the inclusion of equity-seeking...
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Defund the Police FAQ
WHAT DOES DEFUND THE POLICE MEAN? Defund the police is the collective cry heard from around the world. These words mean different things to different people. To some, those words mean eliminating the...
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...
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