It was extremely disturbing to open today’s Star and find no story of the labour movement’s Day of Mourning commemoration of the thousands of workers killed and injured at work. Click here to view the PDF document.

(TORONTO) -- Tomorrow, April 28 marks the labour movement’s most solemn day, the National Day of Mourning with events taking place in cities and towns across the province and nationally.

(TORONTO) -- Hundreds of workers, friends and families of those killed and injured on the job will gather at 12 noon, Wednesday, April 28, at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, to commemorate the labour movement’s most solemn occasion - the annual Day of Mourning, and to call for the vigorous use of the Criminal Code of Canada provision that enables prosecution of corporate executives, directors and managers who act wrongfully or negligently.

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(TORONTO) -- As one of Ontario’s largest health care sector unions actively weighs in to fight for lower generic drugs prices, the OFL is calling on independent pharmacies to distance themselves from Shoppers Drug Mart and the generic drug industry.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AT THE REQUEST OF
THE UNITED STEELWORKERS (USW)
THE CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS HAS ENDORSED
A NATIONAL CONSUMER BOYCOTT
AGAINST SKLAR PEPPLER FURNITURE PRODUCTS.

(TORONTO) -- OFL’s NEW FACEBOOK SITE: Your views on Shoppers Drug Mart’s attempt to prevent public access to lower cost generic drugs:

The Ontario Federation of Labour today issued an Open Letter to Shoppers Drug Mart blasting its lead role in undermining a government initiative to lower the cost of generic drugs by 50 per cent for the people of Ontario; threatening its workforce, and using patients and customers as pawns in its battle with the Health and Long Term Care Ministry.

As President of Canada’s largest labour federation representing one million workers, I am calling on you to immediately cease using your customers and those who need access to medicine as pawns in your fight with the Ontario government as it attempts to lower generic drug costs by 50 per cent; to immediately restore hours in London, Ontario and eliminate your newly-imposed costs for deliveries.

(TORONTO) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour, representing one million Ontario workers, is demanding that Shoppers Drug Mart stop holding the public to ransom.

(TORONTO) -- Today’s Health Ministry announcement is welcome news for workers and retirees with drug benefit plans, the public, and for people who rely on Ontario’s Drug Benefit Program, all of whom have been squeezed for too long by the scandalous costs of drugs.