In the News
June 27, 2022
Ontario Cabinet Sworn In
Ford Agenda in Service of Narrow Private Interests and War Economy
On June 24, the Ontario PC government was sworn in and the ministers were announced to the public. A report from the Premier’s Office claims the new cabinet is going to deliver on the government’s agenda … [More]
On June 24 Ontario’s cabinet, also known as the Executive Council was sworn in. It contains ministers of the provincial crown all of whom are appointed by the Premier and accepted by the lieutenant governor who rules on behalf of the Queen. [More]
Workers Organize in Defence of Their Rights
Education Workers Issue Demands
On June 23, the day before Premier Ford named his cabinet, education workers represented by the Ontario School Boards Council of Unions presented Ford with their own demands for their wages and working conditions. [More]
Health Care Workers Call for Paid Sick Leave
On June 24, the same day Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet, doctors and health workers from across the province issued an open letter calling on the incoming executive council to immediately legislate a minimum of 10 paid sick days through the Employment Standards Act. [More]
Apple Workers Unionize Maryland Store
Apple workers at the Towson, Maryland store voted by a two-thirds majority to unionize. This is the first of Apple’s 270 plus U.S. stores to do so. [More]
Buffalo Starbucks Union Organizers Demand Reinstatement
Starbucks workers in Buffalo were the first to secure a union, an independent one organized by them, Starbucks Workers United. The Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo was the first location in the chain to unionize, in December 2021. [More]
