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United Way Golf Tournament

United Way's 32nd Annual open at Country View Golf Course Registration is at 9am with a shotgun start at 10am Fee includes green fees, cart, smorgasbord dinner and tons of fun.

Chatham-Kent Pride Parade

A second year of strong community support has proven to the CK Gay Pride Association that it’s time to take their annual Pride celebration to an even higher level in the future.

THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

1-09-1879 Coal miners in Springhill, Nova Scotia organize Pioneer Lodge of the Provincial Miners' Association, later known as the Provincial Workmen's Association. Under the leadership of Robert Drummond, the PWA becomes an influential force in the province. [more]

THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

1-08-1928 Ten workers are killed in the collapse of a gate on the Welland Ship Canal. They are among the 137 men who died during the completion of this shipping link between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. [more]

THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

1-07-1935 In Regina, Saskatchewan, a rally in support of the On-to-Ottawa Trek of unemployed workers is attacked by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Two men are killed and 100 injured. The Dominion Day riot contributes to the defeat of Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. [more]

THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

This month in labour history

1-06-1987 In British Columbia, 250,000 workers walk off the job in a one-day general strike against restrictive new labour laws introduced by the Social Credit government. The legislation was repealed when the New Democratic Party returned to power in 1992. [more]

Here is a list of the Ford government health care cuts to date:

April 22, 2019

Here is a list of the Ford government health care cuts to date:

● Cut OHIP+ so families with sick children will have to seek private coverage first and pay deductibles and co-payments. (June 2018)

● Cut planned mental health funding by more than $330 million. (July 2018)

● Canceled all new planned overdose prevention sites. (autumn 2018)

● Cut funding to the College of Midwives of Ontario. (December 2018)

● Cut funding for the dementia strategy.

Open letter to workers on the anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike

May 14, 2019

The Ontario Federation of Labour marks the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike.

THIS MONTH IN LABOUR HISTORY

1-05-1906 Socialists in Montréal organize Canada's first May Day demonstration. The following year ten thousand people assemble in the Champs de Mars before the crowd is dispersed by police. [more]

Doug Ford — a premier ‘For the (Rich) People’

For all his blustery talk about understanding “the little guy,” the truth is Doug Ford has lived a privileged life, one that few people other than the rich in Toronto get to enjoy.

His father owned Deco Labels and Tags, a successful business that meant the Ford family lived a safe, secure life without the daily problems faced by many of the poor and disadvantaged in Toronto or around Ontario.