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🧵 1/4 In the middle of a housing & cost-of-living crisis,
@fordnation
chose his backroom buddies over workers. While we struggle to cover rent & pay the bills, Ford enriched developers to the tune of $8.3 billion–all at the public’s expense!
#onpoli
#DougFord
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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"Bill 28 is a radical violation of the rights of workers and a severe blow to Canadian democracy. It should not be tolerated." – Noam Chomsky
#IStandWithCUPE
#39kIsNotEnough
#OntEd
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Unions have a proud history of supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and uniting against all forms of hate!
Check out a list of confirmed rallies happening today in support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community here:
#WorkersUnitedAgainstHate
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OFL statement on the resignation of Minister of Children, Community & Social Services Merrillee Fullerton:
“Minister Fullerton was an absolute disaster while in charge of the LTC file, and proved equally as inept on the autism file.”
Good riddance.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
This afternoon I spoke with the Premier and tendered my resignation as MPP for Kanata-Carleton and as Minister of Children, Community & Social Services, effective immediately. It has been a distinct honour to have represented the residents of Kanata-Carleton.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour, affiliated unions, and allies rally in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, workers, parents, students, and their families
Read Full Statement:
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“As a parent, I plead with those who may think they are protecting their children: Erasing LGBTQ2SAI+ people from our curriculum will not change your child’s identity, but it will make schools, & the LGBTQ2SAI+ people in them, less safe.”
BC Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari…
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ICYMI:
@PressProgress
reported that, “according to Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office, current spending plans from Doug Ford’s government will leave hospital beds in the province understaffed until 2026.”
Read more ⤵️
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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We'll never forget Doug Ford bailed out big corporations while workers were denied paid sick leave.
TOMORROW we drop our new ad making it clear to Ford that
#WeWontForget
. Reply to this tweet with what you'll never forget about Ford’s failed pandemic response.
#onpoli
#onlab
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@fordnation
can you hear us?
We’re fed up with low wages, sky-high rent, & attacks on health care and education.
#EnoughIsEnoughON
!
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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We are ready to say Enough is Enough; there is no space for hate in Ontario.
Check out the list of known and confirmed peaceful rallies in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities:
Please join a rally in your area.
#EnoughisEnoughON
#WorkersUnitedAgainstHate
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There is no space for hate in Ontario.
We support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community today and everyday!
Check out our updated list of confirmed events and rallies:
#WorkersUnitedAgainstHate
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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Today, in every region of Ontario, people came together to say
#EnoughIsEnough
!
This is just the beginning. Don't miss out on what's next. Sign the pledge at .
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Doug Ford and Ross Romano are letting Laurentian University collapse. We have to act now before it’s too late. Demand funding to save Laurentian and support our public institutions at
#LaurentianUniversity
#FundLU
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To cling to power, Ford needs us to forget that his government abandoned Ontarians and trampled over our Charter Rights with his abuse of the notwithstanding clause – but
#WeWontForget
.
Send a personal reminder to yourself ahead of next year's election:
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Ford refused to recall the legislature to legislate life saving policies like
#paidsickdays
during the deadly second wave of the pandemic, but he’s going to recall it now to invoke the notwithstanding clause so he can rig next year’s election… 👀
#onpoli
#onlab
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Incorporating 2SLGBTQIA+ content into school curricula is vital in fostering empathy and combating the rising instances of hate, oppression and violence that Two Spirit, Trans & the entire 2SLGBTQIA+ community continue to endure.
#NoSpaceForHate
#WorkersUnitedAgainstHate
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15 Ways the Auditor's Report on The Greenbelt investigation reeks of Corruption!
We demand:
-
@fordnation
& housing minister
@SteveClarkPC
: Resign now.
- Affordable housing for all, not backroom deals for billionaires.
- Reverse the Greenbelt decision, restore &…
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Before we take to the streets on June 3, we’re making sure Doug Ford knows that we’re fed up. Click here to tweet at
@fordnation
and let him know
#EnoughIsEnough
:
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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Bill 60 must be stopped. The bill furthers Ford's privatization agenda by outsourcing surgeries to for-profit clinics.
Tell Doug Ford, Sylvia Jones & your MPP to stop attacks on public health care.
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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We've been keeping tabs on
@fordnation
's moves!
On July 27th vote for a candidate who will advocate for accessible healthcare and oppose privatization of our healthcare system and essential medical services.
Check out our Ford tracker with his failures:…
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Thousands of Ontarians are gathering for our Enough Is Enough day of action TODAY. We’d love to see you there. Here’s everything you need to know:
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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ICYMI: We released a poll last month showing that nearly 80% of Ontarians believe that health care is now in a state of crisis.
Read this
@PressProgress
recap of the ways that the Ford government made the health care crisis worse in 2022 ⤵️
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Forget your double-double! The labour movement will double down against bully employers set on attacking their vulnerable minimum wage earners.
#IStandWithTimHortonsWorkers
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📢 SOLIDARITY SATURDAY 📢
Show your support for education workers with a
#SolidaritySaturday
action in your community.
WHEN: Saturday, November 5 @ 12PM - 1PM
WHERE: Across Ontario
Learn more & sign up here ⤵️
#IStandWithCUPE
#39kIsNotEnough
#OntEd
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🛑 Stop the privatization of our public hospitals!
Online voting is *now open* for the
@OntarioHealthC
’s citizen-run referendum on health care privatization.
Vote here ➡️
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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Have you seen this? Over 400,000 Ontarians voted in
@OntarioHealthC
's referendum & *99%* opposed the privatization of our public hospital services.
Let’s keep up this momentum to keep health care public! Join us on June 3 ➡️
#EnoughIsEnoughON
The people’s referendum results are in! 🗳️ A massive pile of ballots were delivered to the government yesterday, as 400,000 & counting Ontarians voted on this critical issue with an overwhelming 99% of voters opposed to the privatization of Ontario’s public hospital services🧵⬇️
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Today was another
#SolidaritySaturday
across the province to send Ford & Lecce a loud and clear message: education workers need a good deal now!
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#39kIsNotEnough
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@oectaprez
Liz Stuart: This is not just about education. After education they come for the rest of public services!
#ThePeopleVsConservativeCuts
#OntarioForAll
#PowerOfMany
#ConservativePoliciesHurt
#OnLab
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Reminder:
@FordNation
still has not reversed the Greenbelt decision as he promised he would.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
#GreenBelt
#EnoughIsEnoughON
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Vote NO to health care privatization!
The
@OntarioHealthC
is running a province-wide referendum to stop the Ford government’s privatization of our public hospitals.
Vote online now or at an in-person polling station on May 26 & 27.
Learn more:
#OnPoli
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.
@fordnation
claims he will not ignore rural Ontario yet it has seen more cuts to services & ER closures than before. Some cities have been dealing with daily closures of ERs.
Doug Ford is a liar.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Another worker has been killed in Ontario.
He was 18 years old.
We are averaging a worker killed every week. Enough is enough
@MonteMcNaughton
&
@ONTatwork
.
We will hold a moment of silence tomorrow at 11AM. Please join us.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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The OFL is shocked that new stay-at-home orders fail to include guaranteed paid sick days.
Health experts have said loud & clear:
#PaidSickDaysSaveLives
. It is appalling that Ford’s government continues to refuse to act on this common-sense advice.
Statement to follow.
#onpoli
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So much solidarity at the
@ontarionurses
All Out Shut Down Protest!
#EnoughIsEnough
nurses & health care professionals deserve Better Care, Better Wages, Better Staffing NOW!
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#SupportNurses
#OnLab
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The Ford government used the notwithstanding clause to ram through this legislation and override constitutionally protected labour rights.
This has NEVER been done before.
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🚨 EMERGENCY RALLY: RISE UP FOR ABORTION RIGHTS! 🚨
WHEN: Saturday, June 25 @ 4PM
WHERE: U.S. Consulate, 360 University Ave (Corner of University & Armoury St.)
RSVP here:
#OnLab
#RoeVsWade
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Together, we can win! Here’s how you can help:
➡️Join a picket line to support education workers. Find one at:
➡️ Send a message to your MPP:
➡️ Make your solidarity visible: Put up posters, wear purple, take photos & share them
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We are outraged about today’s news that
@fordnation
&
@sflecce
knowingly put people in danger by choosing to cut costs instead of keeping education workers & students safe.
Students, families, & education workers in this province deserve a properly funded safer education plan.
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Bill 28 is an attack on everyone.
If we allow Doug Ford to get away with this, other workers will face the same threat: contracts imposed by law instead of free collective bargaining.
We won’t let this happen.
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Have you heard? Chris Smalls,
@amazonlabor
founder & president will be the keynote speaker at the
#EnoughIsEnoughON
Toronto & York Region Launch this Friday!
Get your tickets:
@Shut_downAmazon
@torontolabour
@YFSLocal68
@fairwagesnow
@GigWorkersUnite
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We are the people! Lots of supportive honks from drivers as
#ThePeopleVsConservativeCuts
rally gets underway. The delegates must walk past a list of cuts to get to the PC policy conference.
#Iamthepeople
#PowerOfMany
#ConservativeCutsHurt
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Do you feel like everything is getting harder? It doesn’t have to be this way.
On January 28, join the fight for the Ontario we need.
Learn more & RSVP now:
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#justice4workers
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Give me a *PAID* break. Ontario employers are using the rise in the minimum wage to reduce the quality of work across this province. This is employers bullying workers. The OFL knows that Ontarians will come together and say
#IStandWithTimHortonsWorkers
.
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*LAST CHANCE*
Vote in
@OntarioHealthC
’s citizen referendum on health care privatization TODAY!
Vote online or find a polling station near you
#PublicHospitalVote
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#OnLab
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Bill 28 overrides the:
➡️ Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
➡️ Human Rights Code
➡️ Labour Relations Act
➡️School Boards Collective Bargaining Act
➡️Education Act
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Bill 28 is pre-emptive back-to-work legislation that FORCES the government’s offer on workers and OVERRIDES their rights and freedoms under the Charter and Human Rights Code for five years.
This is NOT bargaining in good faith.
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For too long, the Conservatives and Liberals have let workers down. There’s only one team in this election that will fight for all of us:
@AndreaHorwath
and the
@OntarioNDP
.
Watch and share our new video.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#OntarioVotes
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👀 We are keeping tabs on
@fordnation
! 👀
We urge Scarborough—Guildwood and Kanata—Carleton residents to Get Out to Vote tomorrow for a candidate who prioritizes education, workers, and children.
Check out our Ford Tracker:
#DougFord
#onpoli
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Solidarity with nurses & health care professionals demanding
#BetterCare
now!
@FordNation
and
@OntHospitalAssn
, it’s time to
#SupportNurses
with a better contract.
@ontarionurses
#OnLab
#OnPoli
Hey
@fordnation
, this is happening on your doorstep. Ontario needs you to
#SupportNurses
. Stop putting profit over people. Nurses and health care professionals are lying in th street. TIME'S UP!
#onpoli
#OnLab
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If you're in
#Toronto
today, join us at 12pm in front of the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St W, and show your support for Ontario's nurses➡️
#BetterCare
#SupportNurses
#EnoughIsEnough
#canlab
#onlab
#Justice4Workers
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✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼Solidarity with
@UniforTheUnion
Local 414 Metro grocery workers.
Corporate greed, not workers, drives up the cost of food. 3,700 frontline grocery workers are demanding their fair share of Metro's substantial profits!
Workers are saying enough is enough.…
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Nurses, health care professionals, and allies say:
#EnoughIsEnough
!
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#SupportNurses
#BetterStaffingBetterCare
@ontarionurses
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.
@Sflecce
, you're wanted at the bargaining table.
#Solidarity
with
#AEFO
#OECTA
#ETFO
#OSSTF
. Feb 22, tell the Conservatives you want an
#OntarioForAll
.
#ThePeopleVsConservativeCuts
#NoCutsToEducation
#CutsHurtKids
#PowerOfMany
#OnLab
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Join us tomorrow @ 12PM to tell
@fordnation
to keep his hands off our public health care.
📍 Queen’s Park
See you there!
More information:
#EnoughIsEnough
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Bill 28 also:
➡️ Strips away workers’ Charter-protected right to strike
➡️ Legislates cuts for workers
➡️ Doubles fines for striking workers
➡️ Issues 20 times the fine for striking unions
➡️ Makes it easier to prosecute workers and unions
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Mike Harris privatized water testing causing the Walkerton water tragedy. He laid the groundwork to privatize long-term care where the COVID-19 crisis is raging
People died because of Mike Harris. People are still dying. Shame on Ford for appointing him to the
#OrderOfOntario
.
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We joined GO Transit workers on strike for safe transit & job security.
They're calling on Metrolinx to make sure GO Transit runs safely & effectively by ensuring protections against contracting out.
Find a picket line near you:
@atu_canada
@1587_atu
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#SolidaritySaturday
!
Toronto took over Yonge-Dundas Square to say: “We support education workers!” & “Hands Off Workers’ Rights!”
#IStandWithCUPE
#39kIsNotEnough
#OntEd
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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The Ontario Federation of Labour is joining the call for an immediate
#ceasefire
in Israel-Palestine, an end to the blockade of
#Gaza
& for the restoration of humanitarian aid. Full statement here:
#ceasefirenow
#canpoli
#onpoli
#canlab
@CanadianLabour
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.
@etfopresident
:
@sflecce
must stop lying. The parents are not with him. Make no mistake this is a big fight for all
#PublicServices
#ThePeopleVsConservativeCuts
#OntarioForAll
#ConservativePoliciesHurt
#PowerOfMany
#IAmThePeople
#CharterRights
#RepealBill124
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Today, union leaders held a media conference as the Court began hearing the constitutional challenge to Bill 124.
Thank you to speakers from
@OntarioNurses
,
@CUPEOntario
,
@ETFOEducators
,
@SEIUHealthCan
,
@OPSEU
, &
@SteelworkersCA
. Bill 124 must go!
#Challenge124
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Two-thirds of Ontarians believe the PC government’s education cuts “are more harmful to students than job action.”
#NoCutsToEducation
#CutsHurtKids
#OnLab
#OntEd
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UPDATE: RCMP launches criminal investigation into Doug Ford's Greenbelt land swap.
@Fordnation
must be held accountable for choosing his backroom buddies over working people in Ontario.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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On Thursday, February 23
@ontarionurses
will take action with pickets in communities across the province.
Join them to demand better staffing, better wages, and better care!
Find an action near you:
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#SupportNurses
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Bill 28 is game-changing legislation for unions.
It is dedicated to destroying free collective bargaining, undermining the union, and ending any hope of challenging the government in court.
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POV: You are living in Doug Ford’s Ontario in 2024.
Join workers across Ontario to fight Doug Ford’s agenda on Feb 3rd in Niagara Falls.
More details:
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#EnoughIsEnoughOn
#Justice4Workers
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What does Defund the Police mean?
Join our webinar on February 17 @ 7PM presented alongside
@CBTU_Canada
to have your questions answered.
Speakers include:
@policingblack
, El Jones &
@SarahJama_
RSVP here ⬇️
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🏥 Join
@OntarioHealthC
, Labour Activists & Healthcare Workers for a mass protest to stop the the Ford government’s privatization of our public hospitals.
WHEN: Sept 25 @ 12:00 PM
WHERE: Toronto, Queen’s Park & 3 Northern Ontario locations
RSVP Here:
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Doug Ford gives billions to big business & leaves working Ontarians behind - again.
While hospitals reached capacity & workers waited on
#paidsickdays
almost $1B in COVID relief went to businesses that weren’t eligible or who lost less than they were given. SHAME!
#onlab
#onpoli
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Now that the
@WHO
has declared
#COVID19
a pandemic, it might be a really good time for
@Fordnation
to rethink its policy on
#paidsickdays
for everyone.
#decentwork
#OnLab
#PowerOfMany
#coronavirus
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
"We have therefore made the assessment that
#COVID19
can be characterized as a pandemic"-
@DrTedros
#coronavirus
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The Ford government introduced Bill 28, the Keeping Students in Class Act, four days BEFORE bargaining with CUPE education workers was done.
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Premier Ford’s stealthy decision to interfere in the upcoming municipal elections is an abuse of power and an affront to democracy.
The people of
#Ontario
did not vote for this.
#onlab
#onpoli
via
@torontostar
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“Society is better, stronger and more vibrant when people are empowered.”
@theJagmeetSingh
, leader of the
@NDP
brings message of hope and activism to
#PowerON
.
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Corruption, closures, & cost-of-living crisis: Welcome to
@fordnation
's Ontario
Join the rally & mass leafleting event at the Ontario PC Party's 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.
When: Feb 3rd-12PM
Where: Niagara Falls Convention Centre
RSVP: …
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COMING SOON 📽️
On June 16 we’re releasing a new ad making it clear to Doug Ford that
#WeWontForget
how his government abandoned seniors to die in for-profit care homes.
Stay tuned and be ready to share 📅.
#onpoli
#onlab
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ICYMI: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice is hearing a constitutional challenge to
#Bill124
.
The bill, which interferes with free and fair collective bargaining, is an attack on fundamental workers’ rights.
Read more ⤵️
#OnLab
#Challenge124
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Just a friendly reminder to
@fordnation
and
@DavidPiccini
: Voting against Anti-Scab Legislation is not how you "work for workers".
#EnoughIsEnoughON
#OnLab
#OnPoli
Today, Doug Ford Conservatives (including Labour Minister
@DavidPiccini
) UNANIMOUSLY voted down
@OntarioNDP
's Anti-Scab Legislation. Voting against
#Union
Workers, not collecting $9 Million in
#WageTheft
,
#Bill124
&
#Bill28
- all examples of not caring about Workers!
#OnPoli
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#PayEquity
: Ontario’s human rights tribunal has ordered the Ford government to boost the wages of the province’s 963 registered midwives due to long-standing gender discrimination.
#OnLab
#PowerofMany
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Now this: OFL President
@Pattycoates
“It is the inherent right of the Haudenosaunee people to assert their self-determination and to free, prior and informed consent.”
#LandBackLane
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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