President's Report

Download Sid Ryan's most recent report for an update on the work of the OFL.
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Rally @ 1pm, Jan. 26

Join the rally at Allan Gardens in Toronto to demand rights and democracy.
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OFL Follow-Up Letter to Minister Naqvi on Elevator Worker Strike

June 10, 2013 Honourable Yasir Naqvi Minister of Labour 14th Floor 400 University Avenue Toronto, ON  M7A 1T7 Re:  Follow-up to June 5, 2013 Letter Dear Minister Naqvi: I am writing to follow-up on a letter sent to your office on June 5, 2013 that expressed concern about the threat to public safety that is [...]

Photos & Video: Elevator Worker Rally Gets Government Action

Today’s rally of hundreds of elevator workers and their supporters got immediate action from the Government of Ontario when the Ministry of Labour ordered both parties back to the table to resolve the labour dispute. These workers, who were being prevented from keeping the province’s 50,000 elevators in operation by an employer coalition that was [...]

RELEASE – OFL says employers are putting public safety at risk: Hundreds rally to bring employer back to the table

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2013            MEDIA RELEASE OFL says employers are putting public safety at risk: Hundreds rally to bring employer back to the table (Toronto, Ontario) – Hundreds rallied amid Toronto’s skyscrapers today to call on the Ministry of Labour to help end the ongoing elevator worker strike by forcing Ontario’s four [...]

HuffPost Blog: How Elevator Companies Are Making Safety Go Down in Ontario (by Sid Ryan)

Huffington Post blog by Sid Ryan How Elevator Companies Are Making Safety Go Down in Ontario Original article was published on June 5, 2013, read it here If you are one of the millions of Ontarians who lives in a high-rise or works in an office tower, you wake up every morning expecting to get [...]

OFL Letter to Minister Naqvi on Elevator Worker Strike

June 5, 2013 Honourable Yasir Naqvi Minister of Labour 14th Floor 400 University Avenue Toronto, ON  M7A 1T7 Dear Minister Naqvi: On May 1, 2013, elevator maintenance workers in Ontario were forced on strike by their employer, the National Elevator Escalator Association (NEEA), which is made up of four big companies – Otis, Kone, Schindler [...]

ADVISORY – Employer indifference puts lives at risk as 50,000 elevators breach provincial safety standards: Workers rally for strike settlement

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 6, 2013            MEDIA ADVISORY  Employer indifference puts lives at risk as 50,000 elevators breach provincial safety standards Workers rally for strike settlement (Toronto, Ontario) – One month after 1,400 Ontario elevator mechanics were forced on strike by an employer coalition with a near monopoly on elevator operation, nearly every one [...]