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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

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Join ONDP as we explore workplace efforts to ensure the safety of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender based violence (GBV). What can be done to support survivors when they disclose, and what challenges do workers face when seeking help on the job?

Our conversation will cover what employers can and should do to support workers and how legislation can help make workplaces safer.
There will be a Q&A opportunity after the panel discussion.

Join us ONLINE on June 10th, 2026, at 7 PM.
Sign up here to receive the Zoom link: https://t.co/CvDgObcIOL

[OFL @OFLabour]

An honour to join the inaugural class of Prevention Link’s Level 6 Occupational Disease!
For far too many workers, exposure at work leads to life changing illness. When workers find themselves in this vulnerable situation, having trained advocates who can support them and help navigate the WSIB system is imperative - and this is where our WSIB courses and training are so invaluable!
The wealth of knowledge from Instructors Monia and Jody, in addition to strong worker advocates from several different unions in attendance was amazing. These workers are fighting for workers everyday - and winning.

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Yesterday, we joined several advocates, allies and community partners at Queens Park in recognition of the second anniversary of the province's acknowledgment of Injured Workers Day.
Workers are advocating for full access to compensation and calling attention to the ongoing claims suppression. Meanwhile, the current government and WSIB continues to reward employers by allocating billions of dollars to employers in refunds instead of providing support to the workers in need.

[Laura Walton @waltonmom]

Good to see that @PaulCalandra continues to spout his revisionist history.
Relative peace my a$$, let’s talk about Bill 124 which was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL & Bill 28 which was repealed in record time when @osbcucscso ed workers went on illegal strike.
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[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Media Advisory: Education unions hold press conference to provide update on collective bargaining: https://t.co/4pxayFrbZM #Onted

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Menstrual equity is a workers’ rights issue. No one should have to pay out of pocket, face stigma, or lose wages because their workplace ignores basic health needs. Read the full OFL statement and take action: https://t.co/1cmYu4i1TU #EndPeriodPoverty

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On Monday, May 25, supporters and allies of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community convened at the Ontario Legislature to make certain their voices are not ignored. Throughout Ontario and beyond, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities are encountering escalating hate, growing erasure, and reductions in healthcare, education, housing, and human rights. This gathering at Queen’s Park represents a concrete step we can all take to advocate for improvement and to demonstrate the power of our united solidarity.

[OFL @OFLabour]

President Laura Walton joined education workers from @cupelocal4222 , @cupe4186 and @Cupe7575 for their Purple Wave rally.
For years, governments have underfunded our public education system, placing added pressure to education workers to make do with less while delivering the best possible outcomes for students, their families and communities.
These workers showed their fight spirit in 2022 and are prepared to take to the streets again to ensure their students and schools receive the funding and services they need.

[OFL @OFLabour]

Amazing work by @cupelocal79 on Day 1 of the Toronto Workers Summit! Over 300 workers from a wide array of workplaces and job sites are coming together to discuss issues impacting workers everyday - affordability and the strained public services.
@nastaran_yad and her team of elected officers and staff have brought together a program that acknowledges the expertise that workers have around these issues and provide a spaces to empower workers to come together to make change.
Great to see OFL VP of Young Workers, @angel.martinez37, VP @ibewlocal353 Jeff Irons, VP @opseusefpo @j.p.hornick and VP @cupeontario @fred.hahn.cupe.o Justice for Workers

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Yesterday the OFL attended OPSEU/SEPO L358 picket sign making event and had the opportunity to meet these workers that support the communities most vulnerable. These workers are seeing their boss ready scab labour as the days countdown to a strike deadline! We know these OPSEU members are #WorthFightingFor and will be on the lines shoulder to shoulder demanding a fair deal.

[OFL @OFLabour]

Hate has no place in our unions, our workplaces, or our communities.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, we recommit to solidarity, equity, and care for one another.
#IDAHOBIT2026 #AtTheHeartOfDemocracy

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Everyone deserves to feel safe at work and in public spaces without fear or harassment.
Gender-neutral washrooms are about safety, accessibility, and dignity.
On #IDAHOBIT2026, we unite for people’s safety and dignity, not fear.
#AtTheHeartOfDemocracy

[OFL @OFLabour]

Gender diversity isn’t new, radical, or confusing. It’s real, it’s lived, and it deserves respect.
Our movement is strongest when we make room for everyone to belong.
On #IDAHOBIT2026, we choose inclusion over ignorance.
#AtTheHeartOfDemocracy

[OFL @OFLabour]

Respect costs nothing and it makes workplaces, communities, and unions stronger.
Using someone’s correct pronouns is about dignity, safety, and basic respect.
On #IDAHOBIT2026, and every day, we unite with trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people.
#AtTheHeartOfDemocracy

[OFL @OFLabour]

Ending violence against women, children, and gender-diverse people is inseparable from the work of the labour movement. Today, the OFL and affiliates joined the #MooseHideCampaignDay signature ceremony in Toronto, and hundreds of thousands joined via livestream and in-person Indigenous-led ceremony, learning, and actions in communities across the country. #NoMoreStolenSisters #EndViolence

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Congratulations to the CLC Officers and the Canadian Council who will serve for the next 3 years. The CLC Convention 2026 Official Program has wrapped. Safe Travels to all the OFL affiliates and delegates returning home.

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Today president Laura Spencer Walton joined Labour for Palestine to make history together. These can be difficult and uncomfortable conversations that we must have because growth does not come from a place of comfort. Sisters, brothers, comrades, friends – we will be judged on the hard decisions we make, not on easy ones. As I tell my children every day, we can do hard things. Today the CLC delegation voted that the workers of Canada stand with the workers of Palestine… now, 2 and a half year into this genocide the Canadian Labour movement can join our voices as one.

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As we commemorate nursing week and honour the significant contributions that nurses make to countless individuals, it is imperative to also recognize that the Ontario Nurses and Health-Care Workers (ONA) have initiated a landmark constitutional challenge aimed at abolishing a longstanding law that strips them of vital rights to effective collective bargaining and diminishes their negotiating strength. The Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA), a law enacted in 1965, is acknowledged as one of the most rigorous labor relations frameworks in the world. Established before the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect, it enforces a total ban on any form of job action for all nurses and health-care professionals working in hospitals and long-term care facilities.