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Open Letter: A renewed call for decisive action by Ontario’s workers’ compensation system to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

OPEN LETTER Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of OntarioHon. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and...

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Instead of Tackling COVID-19 ‘Head On’, Ontario’s Budget takes a ‘head in the sand’ approach. More action needed: OFL

(TORONTO, ON) ─ The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) said the Fall 2020 Ontario Budget...

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Ontario Federation of Labour urges all-party support for MPP Schreiner’s Private Members Bill 200

(TORONTO) – The Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers...

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Demers report on occupational cancer requires immediate action to review denied cancer claims, says Ontario Federation of Labour

Workers and family members affected by occupational cancers are not surprised by the Demers report...

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Ford is using the health emergency to assault democracy with Bill 195, says OFL

The Ontario Federation of Labour is outraged by the anti-democratic, and unprecedented Bill 195 that has been rammed through the legislature by the Ford Conservatives. The bill declares Ontario’s state of emergency over while letting the government override the rights of Ontarians and dodge public oversight, said the OFL.

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Accountability is key when it comes to extending emergency orders, says Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ford Conservatives’ proposed Bill 195, giving themselves special powers and reducing public oversight of...

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