OFL’s Sid Ryan live interviewed on CP24 about Metron Construction Fines
Watch this CP24 video clip of a live interview with Sid Ryan after Metron Construction was slapped with a $200,000 fine for the deaths of 4 workers and the critical injury of a third. Sid Interviewed...
View ArticleOFL Receives Appointment to Ontario’s First Prevention Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2012 (Toronto) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) welcomed yesterday’s Ontario government announcement of the province’s first Prevention Council on Occupational...
View ArticleWSIB Death and Injury Stats for the first 6 months of 2012
The latest death and injury stats from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) report over 200 fatality claims and over 120,000 injuries. The tally for 2011 reached 436 workplace fatalities...
View ArticleOFL Applauds Crown’s Appeal of “Manifestly Unfit” Sentence in Metron...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2012 (Toronto) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Sid Ryan today applauded Ontario’s Attorney General for appealing the $200,000 fine leveled against...
View ArticleWSIB Death and Injury Stats (Jan-July, 2012)
Twenty-seven workers reportedly died in workplace related accidents or from occupational disease in only one month, according to new Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) statistics. That...
View ArticleOFL Calls for Criminal Investigation into Role of Shell Canada Policies in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2012 (Toronto, ON) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) today wrote to the Toronto Police Service to call for a criminal investigation into the policies of Shell...
View ArticleOFL Launches Hotline to Report Gas Company Theft of Worker Wages in Wake of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2012 (Toronto, ON) — Despite denial from the petroleum industry, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) believes that the illegal practice of docking worker wages...
View ArticleBad Gas Rip-Off Hotline: Report Wage Theft from Gas Companies 1-800-668-9138
On Saturday, September 15, Toronto gas station attendant Jayesh Prajapati was run over and killed during pursuit of an SUV driver who stole $112 worth of gas. In response, the OFL sent a letter to the...
View ArticleLabour Movement Releases Mental Injury Tool Kit on World Mental Health Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2012 (Toronto, ON) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) has banded together with several provincial labour unions and the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario...
View ArticleMetron Manager to Face Criminal Trial for Toronto High-Rise Fatalities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2013 Metron Manager to Face Criminal Trial for Toronto High-Rise Fatalities (Toronto, Ontario) – The Ontario Federation of Labour welcomed today’s Ontario Court...
View ArticleWithout Justice, No Fallen Worker Can Rest in Peace: OFL Statement on Day of...
OFL Statement April 24, 2013 Without Justice, No Fallen Worker Can Rest in Peace OFL Statement on Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job – April 28 Thousands of workers, friends and...
View ArticleWorkers’ Rights Should Know No Borders: OFL Statement for South Asian...
OFL STATEMENT May 1, 2013 Workers’ Rights Should Know No Borders OFL Statement for South Asian Heritage Month – May 2013 Across Ontario, workers are joining the South Asian community in recognizing May...
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Take Part in the 30th Anniversary of Injured Workers’ Day: June 1
Take Part in the 30th Anniversary of Injured Workers’ Day Saturday June 1st, 2013 11:00 a.m. (overnight vigil begins at 4:00 p.m. Friday May 31st) Queen’s Park – Ontario Legislature (walk north from...
View ArticleHuffPost Blog: How Elevator Companies Are Making Safety Go Down in Ontario...
Huffington Post blog by Sid Ryan How Elevator Companies Are Making Safety Go Down in Ontario Original article was published on June 5, 2013, read it here If you are one of the millions of Ontarians who...
View ArticleRELEASE – OFL says employers are putting public safety at risk: Hundreds...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2013 MEDIA RELEASE OFL says employers are putting public safety at risk: Hundreds rally to bring employer back to the table (Toronto, Ontario) –...
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Photos & Video: Elevator Worker Rally Gets Government Action
Today’s rally of hundreds of elevator workers and their supporters got immediate action from the Government of Ontario when the Ministry of Labour ordered both parties back to the table to resolve the...
View ArticleOFL Follow-Up Letter to Minister Naqvi on Elevator Worker Strike
June 10, 2013 Honourable Yasir Naqvi Minister of Labour 14th Floor 400 University Avenue Toronto, ON M7A 1T7 Re: Follow-up to June 5, 2013 Letter Dear Minister Naqvi: I am writing to follow-up on a...
View ArticleOFL Letter to Premier Wynne on TSSA in Wake of Sunrise Tragedy
July 4, 2013 The Honourable Kathleen Wynne Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Wynne: Recent events have once again brought attention to the failure of...
View ArticleRELEASE – Conviction in Sunrise case confirms failure of privatized TSSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 4, 2013 MEDIA RELEASE Conviction in Sunrise case confirms failure of privatized TSSA (Toronto, Ontario) – The guilty verdict in the Sunrise Propane case last week...
View ArticleOFL Applauds Successful Appeal that Slaps $750,000 Fine Against Metron...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2013 OFL Applauds Successful Appeal that Slaps $750,000 Fine Against Metron Construction in Deaths of Four Workers (TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Federation of Labour...
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