REPEAT - Kingston-area community and labour activists meet to forge their resistance against Ontario PC government policies


KINGSTON, Ontario, April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the Doug Ford government, there is a lot at stake for Ontarians. Labour and community allies must be at the forefront of the Ford resistance, says the Ontario Federation of Labour.

On Tuesday, April 2, the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Kingston and District Labour Council are hosting a Regional Activation Meeting in Kingston. We are inviting all labour and community activists and leaders across the Kingston Region.

“When labour and community work together we bring the power of many to the table, and we win,” said Ontario Federation of Labour President Chris Buckley. “We have put this government on notice. The people of Ontario will not let them dismantle public services like health care and education for all, decent work, or safe and healthy communities. We are the power of many, a unified movement for change.”

What: Kingston Power of Many Regional Activation Meeting
When: April 2, 2019 at 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: OPSEU Hall, 824 John Counter Blvd, Kingston, ON K7K 2R1
Speakers will include: Smokey Thomas, President, OPSEU

The Kingston regional activation meeting will:

  • Lay out what is at stake for Ontario in the coming months and years.
  • Introduce a member-to-member campaign that allows for stronger communication with rank-and-file members.
  • Launch a provincial-wide rapid response network to coordinate local fightback efforts.
  • Build and set a plan of action through resistance with community allies over the next several months.
  • Identify where and how we increase capacity, support, and infrastructure for the fightback.
  • Identify what tools are required to build our fightback network and escalate our actions.

The Ontario Federation of Labour represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario. For information, visit www.ofl.ca and follow @OFLabour on Facebook and Twitter.

For further information, please contact:
Meagan Perry,
Director of Communications, Ontario Federation of Labour
mperry@ofl.ca l 416-894-3456                                                                                             
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