FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2012
(Toronto) — On Monday, September 17, Ontario’s labour movement will be joining Canada’s Occupy movement on Parliament Hill to demand a stop to Prime Minister Harper’s cuts to jobs and services. Planned for the date that Parliament resumes after the summer recess and the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the rally will include a convergence of occupiers who have been marching to Ottawa since May Day from all across the country.
OFL President Sid Ryan will be joining the Occupy Rally in Ottawa, along with other workers, to show support for the Occupy Movement. Ryan will be available for comment.
What: Occupy Movement march to Parliament Hill
Where: Confederation Park, Ottawa (Elgin St. and Laurier Ave. W.)
When: 1:00 pm, Monday, September 17, 2012
What: Media availability for OFL President Sid Ryan
“Harper’s attacks on the basic rights of workers and the civil liberties of those who oppose his destructive policies is evidence that his government is obsessed with silencing its critics,” said OFL President Sid Ryan. “Harper has no mandate for undermining the very foundation of our democracy in Canada and Canadians are demanding that people come before corporate profits.”
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario. For more information on the OFL, visit www.OFL.ca and follow the OFL on Facebook and Twitter: @OFLabour.
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For further information:
Sid Ryan, OFL President: 416-209-0066 (cell)
Joel Duff, OFL Communications Director: 416-707-0349 (cell) or jduff@ofl-org.flywheelsites.com *ENG/FRENCH*
