On Thursday, November 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the OFL is hosting a one-day Forum entitled: Over-Stressed & Under Fire: Social Services, A Union Issue. This forum will be held at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario. Lunch will be provided for delegates.

The Forum will provide an opportunity for labour activists from all affiliates to discuss community based social services and to:

• talk about the need for quality services for our families and communities


• learn about the challenges facing workers and their unions as they try to provide these quality needed services


• effective bargaining and advocacy strategies undertaken by workers and their unions


• make the links to health care and education struggles


• develop action priorities for the OFL and affiliated unions.