MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario unions to hold action at Queen’s Park as Ontario Legislature resumes

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario unions to hold action at Queen’s Park as Ontario Legislature resumes

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TORONTO, Aug. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario workers will mark the return of the Ontario Legislature with an action at Queen’s Park on Monday, August 8 at 12:00 p.m.As Ford’s PC government sets their priorities for the months ahead, workers will meet outside to hold a press conference and demonstrate what the Ontario government’s priorities should be. These priorities include addressing the cost-of-living crisis, and re-building public services like our public health care system.

*Date: *Monday, August 8, 2022

*Time: *12:00 p.m.

*Location: *Queen’s Park, South Lawn

*Speakers Include:*

· Ahmad Gaied, Secretary-Treasurer, Ontario Federation of Labour
· Layla Staats, Indigenous Filmmaker/Activist
· Shelly Ormsby, Registered Nurse, ONA Member
· Cory Knipe, Bargaining Chair, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 546
· Jennifer Scott, President, Gig Workers United
· Willy Noiles, Injured Worker Advocate, Ontario Network of Injured Workers

*For more information, please contact:*
Rob Halpin
Executive Director
Ontario Federation of Labour
rhalpin@ofl.ca | 416-707-9014

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