By Alia Karim and Jesse McLaren Emboldened by Doug Ford’s electoral victory, the 1% are coming for low-wage workers. The morning after the election the Financial Post declared, “Let’s undo the damage of Wynne’s cruel and unfair minimum wage crusade.” During the PC Leadership race, Ford said that he wanted to cancel the planned increase in minimum Continue readingOn June 16 tell Ford: “Hands off our $15 minimum wage”
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By Ritch Whyman Doug Ford has announced his transition team of little guys. Who are these hard working struggling Ontarians who will help us out? Well it turns out they are all elites, political insiders, lifetime politicians and a sunshine list CEO who’s been gorging himself on the public dime. Dean French was a longtime political Continue readingDoug Ford’s transition team: For the rich guy
By Doug Nesbitt, Gerard Di Trolio and David Bush The Tories have won Ontario and Doug Ford is Premier. Beyond the finger-pointing and some excitement around the NDP’s second-place finish, we now have the difficult task of defending social programs, jobs, the environment, and recent labour law reforms against the Tory majority. Waiting four years Continue readingFord wins, get ready to fight
By Herman Rosenfeld As bargaining between Unifor and the Canadian branches of the Detroit 3 automakers came down to the last company, Ford, the signs were pointing to an emerging resistance to decades of concessions. Amid general opposition on the shop floor, leaders at the biggest Ford local were openly opposing the pattern the union Continue readingFord and Unifor reach agreement despite opposition to two-tier