Ontario Federation of Labour
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OFLabour is the official account of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). The OFL represents 54 unions & over one million workers. #OnLab #OnPoli
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Congratulations to our friends and allies at the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, and CUPE!
Their Child Care Workers are Worth More! campaign has won the 2025 Good Fight Prize from the Atkinson Foundation.
Their Child Care Workers are Worth More! campaign has won the 2025 Good Fight Prize from the Atkinson Foundation.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congratulations to our friends and allies at the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, and CUPE!
Their Child Care Workers are Worth More! campaign has won the 2025 Good Fight Prize from the Atkinson Foundation.
Their Child Care Workers are Worth More! campaign has won the 2025 Good Fight Prize from the Atkinson Foundation.
The OFL condemns the Ford Government’s decision to vote against MPP Alexa Gilmour’s motion to end gender-based violence
Read full statement - ofl.ca/ofl-condemns...
#OnLab #OnPoli #GBV #16DaysOfActivism
Read full statement - ofl.ca/ofl-condemns...
#OnLab #OnPoli #GBV #16DaysOfActivism
OFL condemns the Ford Government’s decision to vote against MPP Alexa Gilmour’s motion to end gender-based violence | The Ontario Federation of Labour
This shameful decision ignores the urgent testimony of survivors and frontline workers who made clear...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The OFL condemns the Ford Government’s decision to vote against MPP Alexa Gilmour’s motion to end gender-based violence
Read full statement - ofl.ca/ofl-condemns...
#OnLab #OnPoli #GBV #16DaysOfActivism
Read full statement - ofl.ca/ofl-condemns...
#OnLab #OnPoli #GBV #16DaysOfActivism
November 25 – December 10 marks the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence. This global campaign unites us in the fight to end violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people. This is not just a call for awareness - it is a call for urgent action.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
November 25 – December 10 marks the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence. This global campaign unites us in the fight to end violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people. This is not just a call for awareness - it is a call for urgent action.
ofl.ca/16-days-of-a...
ofl.ca/16-days-of-a...
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Another @oflabour.bsky.social Convention has come to an end. It's been an incredible week as we joined with our labour movement siblings to set a course for our provincial federation. Our delegation was out in full force to advocate for our members and build bridges with our union partners.
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Another @oflabour.bsky.social Convention has come to an end. It's been an incredible week as we joined with our labour movement siblings to set a course for our provincial federation. Our delegation was out in full force to advocate for our members and build bridges with our union partners.
This morning, OFL President @waltonmomof2.bsky.social
United Steelworkers Local 1944, ONDP Leader Marit Stiles and ONDP MPP Jamie West to fight for over 100 good union being offshored by Rogers and Ericsson.
#OnLab #OnPoli
United Steelworkers Local 1944, ONDP Leader Marit Stiles and ONDP MPP Jamie West to fight for over 100 good union being offshored by Rogers and Ericsson.
#OnLab #OnPoli
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This morning, OFL President @waltonmomof2.bsky.social
United Steelworkers Local 1944, ONDP Leader Marit Stiles and ONDP MPP Jamie West to fight for over 100 good union being offshored by Rogers and Ericsson.
#OnLab #OnPoli
United Steelworkers Local 1944, ONDP Leader Marit Stiles and ONDP MPP Jamie West to fight for over 100 good union being offshored by Rogers and Ericsson.
#OnLab #OnPoli
OFL officers, staff, and Executive Council are proud to stand in solidarity with education workers across Ontario to kick off #RedforEd Week!
We’re united in the fight for high-quality, publicly funded education for every student - from kindergarten to university. ✊
#onted #OnPoli
We’re united in the fight for high-quality, publicly funded education for every student - from kindergarten to university. ✊
#onted #OnPoli
October 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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ICS Facilities want to lower standards for cleaners in Toronto, but we won’t let them.
10k of our colleagues across major cities already won better wages & benefits, and safer & more reasonable workloads. There is no excuse to provide any janitor with anything less.
🟨🧹🟪 Cc: @oflabour.bsky.social
10k of our colleagues across major cities already won better wages & benefits, and safer & more reasonable workloads. There is no excuse to provide any janitor with anything less.
🟨🧹🟪 Cc: @oflabour.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ICS Facilities want to lower standards for cleaners in Toronto, but we won’t let them.
10k of our colleagues across major cities already won better wages & benefits, and safer & more reasonable workloads. There is no excuse to provide any janitor with anything less.
🟨🧹🟪 Cc: @oflabour.bsky.social
10k of our colleagues across major cities already won better wages & benefits, and safer & more reasonable workloads. There is no excuse to provide any janitor with anything less.
🟨🧹🟪 Cc: @oflabour.bsky.social
“Having a hammer doesn’t make you a carpenter.”
In Windsor today, OFL President Laura Walton joined the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, calling for real enforcement, safer job sites, and respect for union training.
#OnLab #OnPoli #SkilledTrades
In Windsor today, OFL President Laura Walton joined the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, calling for real enforcement, safer job sites, and respect for union training.
#OnLab #OnPoli #SkilledTrades
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Having a hammer doesn’t make you a carpenter.”
In Windsor today, OFL President Laura Walton joined the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, calling for real enforcement, safer job sites, and respect for union training.
#OnLab #OnPoli #SkilledTrades
In Windsor today, OFL President Laura Walton joined the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, calling for real enforcement, safer job sites, and respect for union training.
#OnLab #OnPoli #SkilledTrades
“Because this government and the courts aren’t enforcing the law, they’re rewarding employers for bad behaviour and punishing the workers who keep our economy going.” - Laura Walton, OFL President
More: www.readthemaple.com/charges-for-...
More: www.readthemaple.com/charges-for-...
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Because this government and the courts aren’t enforcing the law, they’re rewarding employers for bad behaviour and punishing the workers who keep our economy going.” - Laura Walton, OFL President
More: www.readthemaple.com/charges-for-...
More: www.readthemaple.com/charges-for-...
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Government interference in strikes, what unions are planning @oflabour.bsky.social
#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast #labour
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October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Government interference in strikes, what unions are planning @oflabour.bsky.social
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🚨BREAKING: Workers pay the price as Ford’s Conservatives slash employment law enforcement
Full Release: ofl.ca/ofl-workers-...
#OnLab #OnPoli
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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October 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🚨BREAKING: Workers pay the price as Ford’s Conservatives slash employment law enforcement
Full Release: ofl.ca/ofl-workers-...
#OnLab #OnPoli
Full Release: ofl.ca/ofl-workers-...
#OnLab #OnPoli
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
This Freedom Flotilla Coalition embodies the power of international solidarity.
Full statement: ofl.ca/the-ofl-call...
#CdnPoli #Solidarity
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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
This Freedom Flotilla Coalition embodies the power of international solidarity.
Full statement: ofl.ca/the-ofl-call...
#CdnPoli #Solidarity
"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...
Full statement: www.saultstar.com/news/local-n...
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"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...
Full statement: www.saultstar.com/news/local-n...
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...
#onpoli #SaultSteMarie
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#onpoli #SaultSteMarie
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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October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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...
#onpoli #SaultSteMarie
www.sootoday.com/letters-to-t...
#onpoli #SaultSteMarie
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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
@cupw @OFLabour @CanadianLabour
10/10
October 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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
@cupw @OFLabour @CanadianLabour
10/10
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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September 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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...
SOLIDARITY WITH CUPW MEMBERS AT CANADA POST ON A NATION-WIDE STRIKE!
Picket locations: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines
#onlab #onpoli
Picket locations: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines
#onlab #onpoli
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
SOLIDARITY WITH CUPW MEMBERS AT CANADA POST ON A NATION-WIDE STRIKE!
Picket locations: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines
#onlab #onpoli
Picket locations: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines
#onlab #onpoli
It’s 2025 and survivors are still being ignored. Join a take back the night event near you.
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#OnLab #OnPoli
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#OnLab #OnPoli
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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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#OnLab #OnPoli
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...
#OnLab #OnPoli
Delegates came together to set a workers’ agenda and prepare the party to win.
More: ofl.ca/ondp-delegat...
#OnLab #OnPoli
September 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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...
#OnLab #OnPoli
Delegates came together to set a workers’ agenda and prepare the party to win.
More: ofl.ca/ondp-delegat...
#OnLab #OnPoli
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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#OnLab #OnPoli
September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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
More: ofl.ca/rest-in-powe...
#OnLab #OnPoli
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...
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...
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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...
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...
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...
From Sept 16-Sept 25 Take Back the Night events will be taking place across the province.
More: ofl.ca/event/take-b...
September 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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...
From Sept 16-Sept 25 Take Back the Night events will be taking place across the province.
More: ofl.ca/event/take-b...
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.
September 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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.
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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September 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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...
opseu.org/saveourcolle...