Social Planning Toronto report underscores the need to make it easier to join a union, says OFL
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/06/17 -- Unionized workers are less likely than non-unionized workers to struggle with paying bills, according to a study released today by Social Planning Toronto called The Union Advantage: Unions and the Response to Precarious Work Series.
The study on precarious work underscores the need for meaningful improvements to employment and labour laws in Ontario.
"This study reinforces what we have known for decades: that unionized workers do better, with higher salaries, pensions, and benefits - the things that go along with a steady, decent job," said OFL President Chris Buckley. "It must be easier for workers to join and keep a union, and we must also fight for changes to the Employment Standards Act to make every job a decent job, whether the workers are unionized or not."
The OFL has been advocating for changes to the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act to raise the minimum standards in workplaces across Ontario, and increase access to unions for all workers in the province.
"The data supports the need for our government to both improve standards so that all workers have decent work, and make it easier for Ontarians to join and keep a union," said Buckley. "The OFL has told the government what workers need through the Changing Workplaces Review. We expect them to take a hard look at the legislation and make changes that are needed."
Survey findings include:
The labour movement is advocating for significant overhauls to both the Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act - to raise the floor for all workers - which includes:
The list above is a partial list of OFL priorities. to see the full list. To read the OFL submission to the Changing workplaces review, .
The OFL''s campaign takes on issues of inequality in the workforce, and coincides with the province''s "Changing Workplaces Review." The campaign gives voice to unions'' demands for across-the-board changes to the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act that would improve standards for every worker and make it easier for them to join a union.
The OFL represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario. For information, visit and follow on and .
Contacts:
Ontario Federation of Labour
Meagan Perry
Director of Communications
416-894-3456
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