Ontario Federation of Labour
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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- Pay transparency without enforcement puts the risk on workers, not employers. A $50,000 salary range isn’t transparency. “There is a big difference in a salary range of $50,000,” says Walton, OFL President. "It’s the difference between having to work one or two jobs.” www.thestar.com/business/how...
- COMING SOON: HOLD THE LINE The Ontario Federation of Labour is launching a new podcast, Hold the Line, about workers, power, and the fights shaping our lives. Tune in for unfiltered conversations about what’s really happening on the ground & how we continue to organize to build the Ontario we need.
- The Ontario Federation of Labour is proud to launch the 2026 International Women’s Day – March 8 Project with this year’s theme: WOMEN POWER WORK Solidarity Across Generations Show solidarity and order your 2026 pins, posters, and shirts today! ofl.ca/celebrate-50...
- Statement: Misogyny Has No Place in Leadership The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling out the toxic treatment of women and gender-diverse leaders. More: ofl.ca/statement-mi... #OnLab #OnPoli
- Today, on World AIDS Day, we unite in solidarity with people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. We honour the lives lost, celebrate the progress made, and recommit to ending HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in every corner of our society. ofl.ca/statement-wo... #OnLab #WorldAIDSDay2025
- 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.
- 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
- 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...
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourAnother @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
- 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
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourICS 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
- “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
- Today, OFL Executive VP Jackie Taylor brought the energy of union solidarity to the United Way Kick-Off Breakfast! #OnLab #OnPoli
- “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-...
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourGovernment interference in strikes, what unions are planning @oflabour.bsky.social #the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast #labour buff.ly/1YdfuGG
- 🚨BREAKING: Workers pay the price as Ford’s Conservatives slash employment law enforcement 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
- "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...
- 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
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourWe 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of Labour@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!
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourI stand in #solidarity and unity with ALL #unionworkers stay strong @cupescfp.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourJoin 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 @osstf.bsky.social
- 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-...
- 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...
- 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
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of Labour"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 ofl.ca/statement-th...
- 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
- 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
- This case revealed the cracks in how sexual violence is addressed in this country, not just in court but in our cultural narratives around masculinity, power, coercion, and what passes for “consent”. More: ofl.ca/statement-th...
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourAcross July, there have been heat warnings in effect across ON. Yesterday, Toronto reached 40 degrees with humidity. The @oflabour.bsky.social is calling on the provincial g't to amend the OHSA to provide more protections to workers facing heat stress. To learn more, visit: ofl.ca/action/the-h...
- The OFL Black and Racialized Workers’ Committee presents: Reclaiming Power ✊🏾 Join us for a full-day conference featuring workshops, powerful keynote speaker, Caribbean lunch, & more. 🗓 Registration opens Friday, July 18! Conference Date: August 23, 2025 More: ofl.ca/.../reclaimi...
- We’re demanding real action from the Ontario government to protect and expand access for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities Join the fight - help us collect signatures on petitions. Email: info@ofl.ca
- The OFL Solidarity and Pride Committee is calling on you to come out to the All Out Rally on June 20! When: June 20 from 1 PM Where: Queen’s Park South Lawn, Toronto See you there!
- Take action against the legacy of apartheid! Jay Naidoo renowned South African anti-apartheid leader is denied visa after years of delays on his permanent residency. Send an email to PM Mark Carney and government MPs. Take action: ofl.ca/action/stop-...
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourAlongside @oflabour.bsky.social, we call for the immediate release of California Federation of Labour Vice-President David Huerta, who was detained illegally when he defended workers during a workplace ICE raid. ofl.ca/from-ontario...
- ALL OUT TO DEFEND 2SLGBTQIA+ REFUGEES & NEWCOMERS!! When: June 20 from 1 PM Where: Queen's Park South Lawn, Toronto See you there! #AllOut #Pride #Refugees
- Minister of Indigenous Affairs & First Nations Economic Reconciliation of Ontario, Greg Rickford must resign! You cannot claim to honour reconciliation while actively betraying First Nations communities. There is no trust, no respect, and no legitimacy left in his role. ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-... #Bill5
- OFL to Ford: We’ll meet you on the Ground, there’s no reconciliation in broken treaties ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-... #Onlab #OnPoli #Bill5
- The gender pay gap for women with disabilities is 43%. They earn only $0.57 for every dollar a non-disabled man makes and must work 157 extra days to catch up to the average man. Equal Pay Day for women with disabilities is June 6, 2025. @equalpaycoalition.bsky.social
- Happening now: MPP Sol Mamakwa speaks at the legislature as the Ford Conservatives moves forward with the final reading of #Bill5
- Yesterday, June 2, marked Equal Pay Day for Black women. The gender pay gap for Black women is 42%. They earn only $0.58 for every dollar a man makes, And must work an extra 153 days to earn what an average man makes in a year. @equalpaycoalition.bsky.social #OnLab #OnPoli
- Reposted by Ontario Federation of LabourPrevention Link offers high-quality, comprehensive courses covering important topics beneficial to workers, unions, and employers alike. ✨Workshops & multi-day programming available! preventionlink.ca #WorkersCompensation #wsib #onpoli #onlab #SafeWorkplace #ReturnToWork
- Statement: One million workers stand with MPP Sol Mamakwa, we won’t let this government silence Indigenous voices “Workers and Indigenous peoples have stopped governments before, and we will again.” - @waltonmomof2.bsky.social ofl.ca/one-million-... #Onlab #OnPoli
- As another sweltering Ontario summer approaches, we joined Ontario NDP MPPs at Queen’s Park to demand the immediate passage of the Heat Stress Act. "If this government truly wants to ‘protect Ontario’, it needs to start by protecting the people who make it run.” -Laura Walton ofl.ca/workers-dema...
- Today at Queen’s Park, OFL Pres Laura Walton made it clear during deputations on Bill 2: This gov can’t compromise ON’s health & safety standards under the guise of “protecting Ontario.” We’re not standing in the way of economic prosperity, we’re demanding that workers have a real seat at the table.
- 📢 ALL OUT - JUNE 20 Join us to defend 2Spirit, Trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people's rights! When: Friday June 20 from 1PM Where: Queen's Park (111 Wellesley St W), Toronto #AllOut #Solidarity #Pride
- PRIDE events throughout Ontario begin in May and run through to September. Find events near you. More: ofl.ca/event/2025-p... #OnLab #OnPoli
- 📢Let’s send a clear message: Hands off our post office‼️ Join @cupwsttp.bsky.social members for a rally next Saturday! When: Sat, May 31 from 12:00PM - 3:00PM Where: Albert Jackson Processing Centre, 1395 Tapscott Road, Scarborough See you there! #OnLab #OnPoli #CanadaPost
- Indigenous women are paid just $0.61 for every $1 earned by men. That’s a 39% pay gap, and it means they have to work 142 extra days just to catch up. Equal Pay Day for Indigenous Women is May 22, 2025. Pay equity isn't a suggestion. It's a demand. #EqualPay #PayEquity #OnPoli
