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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 13, 2014) - The Ontario Federation of Labour welcomed the announcement today by the federal NDP that, if elected, an NDP government would reinstate...

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND--(Marketwired - Aug. 27, 2014) - The presidents of Canada's provincial labour federations are joining growing demands for government action to address...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 14, 2014) - A press conference will be held at Bezpala Brown Gallery to highlight the historic gathering of thousands of activists and progressive...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 11, 2014) - The federal government is being urged to reconsider its unwillingness to facilitate visitor visas that would allow Gaza children to...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 4, 2014) - The Ontario Federation of Labour, representing over 1 million workers in the province, has thrown its support behind the Heal100Kids...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 30, 2014) - Hundreds of people will ride a specially designated subway train to usher in Emancipation Day, the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 22, 2014) - Reacting to the crises of insecurity in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa on the eve of the President of Honduras visit to the United States...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 21, 2014) - The Ontario Federation of Labour joins millions of Canadians who are shocked by the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 16, 2014) - The Ontario government has responded to the growing crisis of low-wage precarious work and demands of workers to step up protection by...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 16, 2014) - The Ontario government is recognizing migrant worker abuse at the hands of recruiters by re-introducing Bill 146, but real protections...