In this upcoming provincial election, you have the chance to make your voice heard on what kind of Ontario you want for you and your family.
Our right to vote is something we should all exercise. It is our main chance to really have an impact on Ontario politics and make our voices heard on the issues that affect our lives, whether it is healthcare, education, jobs, or our rights as workers.
In anticipation of a possible provincial election this spring, UFCW Canada Local 1000A members from across the province came together for election campaign training at the local union office in Woodbridge.
The stakes are particularly high in this election with Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak and his Work for Less agenda.
“In this election, we are encouraging each and everyone of our members to carefully consider what each leader and party is offering and to make their voice heard by voting,” said Dan Gilbert, Local 1000A Executive Vice President. “Being active in the political sphere is important so we can protect all that workers have achieved together.”
With his government’s reputation for transparency and accountability in tatters over the Senate scandal, Harper tries to change the channel by once again going after his favourite target: Canada’s workers.
Like changes to employment insurance (EI), to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, and now with Bill C-525, Harper is continuing his economic strategy of low-paying jobs and of attacking anyone who stands in his way.
Tim Hudak and the Conservatives in Ontario are up to their old tricks again by introducing another round of attack bills that will further undermine fairness, rights and living standards for 99 percent of the province’s population.
On May 1, the Hudak Conservatives introduced three attack bills that if passed will weaken the collective strength of workers, and the ability of unions to effectively bargain for better working conditions and healthier, stronger communities.
This latest attack by Hudak is central to the Ontario Conservative agenda called “Pathways to Prosperity”, which is based on the bankrupt ideas of Hudak’s mentor – Mike Harris – and will only increase the already tremendous gap that currently exists between the super-rich and the rest of us.
To Stop these Attack Bills, and to Stop Hudak’s Pathway to Poverty, make your voice heard. Send a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne NOW!
