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November 05, 2018 10:40 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

University and college faculty, students, and staff call on Ontario government to protect workers’ rights and withdraw Bill 47

TORONTO, Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition (OUCC), which represents more than 435,000 faculty, students, and staff at every public postsecondary...
October 24, 2018 11:23 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Ontario faculty deeply disappointed with government repeal of $15 minimum wage and fair labour laws

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario faculty are deeply disappointed that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has announced they will cancel fair labour laws, including the...
October 24, 2018 10:30 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

Emergency actions to be held across Ontario, in protest of Doug Ford’s attack on decent work laws

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to Ford Government’s Bill 47, which was tabled yesterday and seeks to freeze the minimum wage and repeal the most basic protections for...
October 23, 2018 14:30 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

Doug Ford betrays Ontarians by siding with big business over working people, say leaders in Fight for $15 and Fairness movement including Ontario Federation of Labour and Workers’ Action Center

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s announcement by the government of Ontario repealing the majority of Bill 148 steals basic rights from Ontario workers. Ford’s plan cuts wages,...
October 23, 2018 13:25 ET | Source: Restaurants Canada

Bill 148 Reforms Bring Relief to Foodservice Sector

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada applauds the Ontario government for making changes to Bill 148 that will provide welcomed relief for the province’s foodservice...
September 28, 2018 09:45 ET | Source: Ontario Federation of Labour

Community and labour groups urge Premier Ford to stand up to corporate lobby groups by protecting $15 minimum wage

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Representatives from the $15 and Fairness movement, including Ontario’s Fight for $15 & Fairness, the Ontario Federation of Labour, a doctor, and an...
January 18, 2018 13:16 ET | Source: Ontario Community Support Association

New funding needed to ensure Ontarians have access to home and community care services

Toronto, Jan. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) today submitted its 2018 Budget Recommendations to the provincial government. Ontario’s not-for-profit...
September 13, 2017 09:30 ET | Source: Restaurants Canada

Government Economists Agree: Dramatic Minimum Wage Increase Will Cost Jobs; Youth Will be Particularly Hurt

Toronto, Sept. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2017 – The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO), a non-partisan arm of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario released a...