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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 8h

Government interference in strikes, what unions are planning @oflabour.bsky.social

#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast #labour

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 8h

🚨BREAKING: Workers pay the price as Ford’s Conservatives slash employment law enforcement

Full Release: ofl.ca/ofl-workers-...
#OnLab #OnPoli

OFL: Workers pay the price as Ford’s Conservatives slash employment law enforcement | The Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour issued this media release on GlobeNewswire on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. TORONTO,...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 2d

The OFL calls for protection of all those aboard the Humanitarian Flotilla to Gaza

This Freedom Flotilla Coalition embodies the power of international solidarity.

Full statement: ofl.ca/the-ofl-call...
#CdnPoli #Solidarity

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 2d

"If Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott won’t step down as he faces domestic violence charges, Ontario Premier Doug Ford should call a byelection, the head of the Ontario Federation of Labour says."

Full statement: www.saultstar.com/news/local-n...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 5d

OFL President Laura Spencer Walton's letter to the editor “OFL Calls for the Immediate Resignation of Chris Scott” was published in SooToday.

www.sootoday.com/letters-to-t...
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LETTER: 'We are done waiting': Chris Scott must resign, Federation of Labour says

'While Doug Ford’s Conservatives immediately removed Scott from caucus, let’s not forget that it was Ford’s governing party that parachuted Scott into the riding in the first place,' OFL President sai...

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Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · 7d

We will never waiver in our support of CUPW's demands for a just future for their members, for disabled communities, and for all people across these territories.
@cupw @OFLabour @CanadianLabour
10/10

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 8d

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as “Orange Shirt Day”. On this day, we honour the Indigenous children who never came home, the survivors of residential schools, and the families and communities forever changed by colonial violence. ofl.ca/statement-na...

Statement: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | The Ontario Federation of Labour

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as “Orange Shirt...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 12d

SOLIDARITY WITH CUPW MEMBERS AT CANADA POST ON A NATION-WIDE STRIKE!

Picket locations: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines
#onlab #onpoli

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 14d

It’s 2025 and survivors are still being ignored. Join a take back the night event near you.
ofl.ca/event/take-b...
#OnLab #OnPoli

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 16d

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) joined unions and labour councils from across the province at this past weekend’s Ontario NDP (ONDP) convention in Niagara Falls.

Delegates came together to set a workers’ agenda and prepare the party to win.

More: ofl.ca/ondp-delegat...
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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 16d

The OFL mourns the passing of Leo W. Gerard, a trailblazing leader whose loss is felt deeply across the labour movement. We join his family, friends, Steelworkers, and the entire labour movement in grief and remembrance.
More: ofl.ca/rest-in-powe...
#OnLab #OnPoli

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 20d

We unite with survivors with a demand for real accountability.
We demand governments, employers, institutions, and law enforcement stop protecting abusers and start protecting survivors. We demand action, not apologies.
Join us for Take Back The Night events: ofl.ca/event/take-b...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 26d

Every Sept, communities across North America and around the world take to the streets for Take Back The Night, a global grassroots movement to end sexual violence and demand action.
From Sept 16-Sept 25 Take Back the Night events will be taking place across the province.
More: ofl.ca/event/take-b...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 28d

We are respectfully is sending a correction to emails sent late this afternoon & this evening. At this time there is a strike DEADLINE for the OPSEU College Support Staff full-time workers. Their team remains at the table committed to fighting for the best possible deal. Full notice below.

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 29d

As @opseusefpo.bsky.social college workers prepare for a province-wide strike at 12:01AM Sept 11, the OFL - 54 unions and 1M workers -unanimously passed an urgent motion of solidarity.If you come for Ontario’s public colleges, you’ll have to go through 1 M workers first.
opseu.org/saveourcolle...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Aug 31

Take Back The Night 2025: Stop the Violence. Show Up. Speak Out.

This September, take to the streets in your city, your neighbourhood, your union. Join a #TakeBackTheNight rally near you and demand real action now.

ofl.ca/event/take-b...

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chrisramsaroop.bsky.social @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social · Aug 14

@unifor.org @psac-afpc.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social @seiu.org @cupescfp.bsky.social @opseusefpo.bsky.social @labourcouncil.bsky.social @etfoeducators.bsky.social @osstf.bsky.social @cupwsttp.bsky.social Three years. No justice for the family of Garvin Yapp. Mourn the dead! Fight 4 the living!

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Evelyn Butler NDP Former Candidate for Mississauga-Lakeshore @evelynbutler.bsky.social · Aug 18

I stand in #solidarity and unity with ALL #unionworkers stay strong @cupescfp.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social

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jdonkersgoed.bsky.social @jdonkersgoed.bsky.social · Aug 31

Join unions, social justice groups, and community as well celebrate #LabourDay with the Waterloo Region Labour Council and United Way Waterloo Region Communities!

@oflabour.bsky.social
@canadianlabour.bsky.social
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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Aug 13

Letter: One million workers have CUPE Air Canada flight attendants’ back

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued the following letter to Wesley Lesosky, President, Air Canada Component of CUPE: ofl.ca/one-million-...

One million workers have CUPE Air Canada flight attendants’ back | The Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued the following letter to Wesley Lesosky, President, Air Canada...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Aug 6

The OFL joined Ontario Says No More and Soar Canada in urging the NHL and NHLPA to adopt a league-specific policy on sexual violence, domestic violence, and child abuse.
Full open letter: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Aug 6

Parents are calling on the province to set maximum allowable temperatures for child-care centres. "@waltonmomof2.bsky.social president said this is an example of workers' conditions being 'reflective of people's learning conditions, of care conditions, of living conditions.'
More: bit.ly/4mvbFEv

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · Jul 30

"This is not a humanitarian crisis, it is a famine manufactured by the Israeli government. It is not a “conflict” or war: it is colonial violence and genocide." Via @oflabour.bsky.social

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Statement: This is genocide, stop starving Gaza | The Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), Canada’s largest provincial labour federation representing over one million...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Jul 30

Statement: This is genocide, stop starving Gaza

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), Canada’s largest provincial labour federation representing over one million workers, recognizes what is happening in Gaza for what it is: genocide.

ofl.ca/statement-th...
#CdnPoli #Gaza

Statement: This is genocide, stop starving Gaza | The Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), Canada’s largest provincial labour federation representing over one million...

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Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · Jul 28

The OFL proudly endorses the @hamiltonlabour.bsky.social's petition demanding a formal apology from the @NHL for its punitive actions against the 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers, a team of workers punished for taking collective action.
More: ofl.ca/ofl-to-nhl-a...
#OnLab #OnPoli

OFL to NHL: A century of silence is enough | The Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) proudly endorses the Hamilton and District Labour Council’s petition...

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