Precarious Work
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- October 18, 2021
Toronto – After years of calling on the provincial government to take action, OPSEU/SEFPO is pleased to see legislation to protect temp agency staff, saying it’s a step in the right direction toward fairness and justice for Ontario’s most vulnerable workers. The province has announced a new licensing regime, where temp agencies will be vetted,...
- April 24, 2017
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) will join a news conference at Queen’s Park today to demand that the province release the final report on of the Changing Workplaces Review, which was supposed to be available last fall. “We’ve waited long enough for change,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Precarious work is...
- March 2, 2017
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is organizing a provincewide telephone town hall to update Ontario workers on provincial government plans for major reforms to the Ontario Labour Relations Act (OLRA) and the Employment Standards Act (ESA). The town hall will also provide news on the OFL’s “Make it Fair!” campaign to make both laws...