leftylabourtech, 17 days ago to workersrights

OFL open letter to U of T President

"If, you move against the students, you’ll have to go through the workers first."

#labor #labour #StudentProtest #FreePalestine #ceasefirenow #GazaGenocide #WorkersRights #Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #Toronto #TorontoPolitics #topoli

https://ofl.ca/ofl-open-letter-to-u-of-t-president/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-onfedlab&utm_content=later-43248472&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio

leftylabourtech, 24 days ago to Unions

Students are making history. All of us should join them

May 17, 2024

Statement from Ontario Federation of Labour President Laura Walton on the one month anniversary of the start of the university protests in solidarity with Palestine.

#FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #ceasefirenow #labour #labor #unions #OFL #Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #workersrights #StudentProtest #solidarity #generalstrike

https://rabble.ca/labour/students-are-making-history-all-of-us-should-join-them/

leftylabourtech, 1 month ago to Toronto

City Council and the Ground Game
by Desmond Cole

We shouldn’t expect Mayor Olivia Chow to deliver big progressive changes. It’s going to take networks of grassroots groups pushing together to stop city council from doing the bidding of Toronto’s corporate class.

#Toronto #topoli #TorontoPolitics #OliviaChow #activism #Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #OntarioPolitics #onpoli

https://www.thegrindmag.ca/city-council-ground-game/

gvwilson, 1 month ago to random

"Two of Brampton's highest paid employees don't even work there" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-severance-pay-1.7169553 once again, the closer you look at Ontario's Conservatives, the less you like what you see #OntarioPolitics

gvwilson, 2 months ago to random

…but at least Dougie's construction buddies are getting billions to build highways… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/financial-accountability-office-ontario-report-1.7170171 #OntarioPolitics

leftylabourtech, 4 months ago to ontario

Under Doug Ford, Ontarians aren’t residents — they’re customers

OPINION: With its changes to ServiceOntario, the government is funding foreign retail giants with public money to use residents as profit units

Written by David Moscrop
Jan 17, 2024

#Ontario #onpoli #OntarioPolitics #DougFord #Canada #cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics #privatization

https://www.tvo.org/article/under-doug-ford-ontarians-arent-residents-theyre-customers-0

dbattistella, 4 months ago to random

This is not a funny meme, it's reality in America.

And it's what Conservatives want to do to Canadians.

#PrivateHealthInsurance
#AlbertaPolitics
#OntarioPolitics

leftylabourtech, 5 months ago to Palestine

Ontario government screened law students who signed pro-Palestine letter

Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s move is part of a nationwide crackdown on Palestine solidarity

#Palestine #Gaza #ceasefirenow #FreePalestine #Canada #CanadianPolitics #Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #cdnpoli

https://breachmedia.ca/ontario-government-screened-law-students-who-signed-pro-palestine-letter/

NuanceRhymesWithOrange, 5 months ago to Ottawa

Ready-to-drink cocktails at gas stations... what could go wrong?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-beer-wine-convenience-corner-stores-doug-ford-1.7055737

#Ottawa #Ontario #OntarioPolitics

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to ontario

More #privatization in #Ontario
#DougFord now filling the bank accounts of Staples.

#OntarioPolitics #onpoli

https://www.blogto.com/city/2023/12/service-ontario-staples-new-locations/

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to Waterloo

Renowned scholar, with ties to Waterloo, Ont. university, reportedly killed with his family in Gaza

#Kitchener #Waterloo #Ontario #Canada #onpoli #OntarioPolitics #Gaza #Palestine #ceasefirenow

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/renowned-scholar-with-ties-to-waterloo-ont-university-reportedly-killed-with-his-family-in-gaza-1.6676541

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to Toronto

In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners

The landlords, including a federal pension fund, are trying to push up rents by nearly 10 percent, aiming to push them out.

#Toronto #topoli #Ontario #onpoli #OntarioPolitics #Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #rentstrike #RentControls #RentRises #landlords

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/12/6/in-a-toronto-neighbourhood-renters-go-up-against-big-owners

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to ontario

On Ontario Place, Doug Ford is ‘getting it done’ at the cost of democratic norms

OPINION: The PCs’ new law would allow them to ignore environmental protections, zoning restrictions, public consultations, best practices for building projects, and more

Written by David Moscrop
Nov 29, 2023

#Ontario #DougFord #OntarioPolitics #OntarioPlace #onpoli #OntarioScienceCentre #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli

https://www.tvo.org/article/on-ontario-place-doug-ford-is-getting-it-done-at-the-cost-of-democratic-norms

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to ontario

#Ontario #onpoli #OntarioPolitics #Canada #cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics

leftylabourtech, 6 months ago to ontario

#Ontario #canadianpolitics #ontariopolitics #cdnpoli #onpoli

Resister, 6 months ago to ontario

📣ATTN: New legislation in #Ontario will weaken worker's rights📣

How?
🚩Illegal deductions and wage theft
🚩Discrimination against women
🚩Discrimination against newcomer workers
🚩Unfair treatment of temporary agency workers
🚩Exploitation of platform workers

Justice for Workers Now!

More here:
https://www.justice4workers.org/piccini_omnibus_legislation?

#OnPoli #JusticeForWorkers #WorkersRights #OntarioPolitics

gvwilson, 1 year ago to random

Another of the premier's buddies gets another sweetheart property deal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rail-deck-district-park-condo-development-1.6846841 #corruption #OntarioPolitics