Precarious Work

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...

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...

Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) joined the larger labour movement in welcoming the release of the Interim Report from the Government of Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review yesterday. “It’s no secret that many workers, especially those in precarious workplaces, are suffering,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “The needs of these workers...