by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Jun 6, 2018 | CLC, OFL News, Union News
Open Letter: Doug Ford must be defeated If you care for Ontario, your families, and your friends, you must vote for the NDP in the upcoming election. The Labour movement has long fought for the rights of workers, whether they are in a union or not. While Doug Ford...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | May 22, 2018 | CLC, OFL News, Union News
A premier-in-waiting? Ontario PC leader Doug Ford hasn’t even been on the job for 2 months, but he’s certainly had his fair share of blunders and gaffes. And, as Ford remains unclear about many of the hard details of his own plans, members of the press and public...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Dec 11, 2017 | Union News
Want to keep good paying jobs in London? Drink bottled beer. That’s the message the union at Labatt Breweries is sending as changes come to its London plant that signal the continued rise of the beer can at the expense of the bottle. “The good jobs at the London...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Nov 24, 2017 | CLC, Health & Safety, OFL News, Union News
Jeff, Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act just passed third reading, making Ontario the 4th province/ state across North America to adopt $15 minimum wage legislation.“The $15 minimum wage will put money where it is deserved and most needed, into...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Nov 24, 2017 | CLC, Health & Safety, OFL News, Union News
Congratulations to each and every one of you!Bill 148 – has officially finished the amendment process and will now be going for 3rd reading. We expect the final vote to take place on Wednesday, November 22, probably quite early in the day. Jeff, together, we made this...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Aug 30, 2017 | Union News
Employees frustrated with cost-saving service want to choose their own pharmacies By Lori Ward, CBC News Posted: Aug 16, 2017 7:00 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 17, 2017 10:37 AM ET Some companies are turning to mail-order pharmacies to try to cut their prescription drug...
