TORONTO—With Unifor making it clear throughout the provincial election campaign that they did not want another Conservative majority, it continued to urge its members to keep up the fight against Doug Ford and his party.
"Doug Ford should not be too comfortable with tonight's results. This second mandate cannot erase the pain and damage of his first four years of government," said Naureen Rizvi, Unifor Ontario Regional Director. "I hope that with this new mandate, Ford takes the opportunity to reverse his former attacks on workers, repeal Bill 124, invest in public health care and address the rising costs of living for Ontario's workers. If not, then Unifor will be his governments' most vocal opposition."
Throughout Ford’s election campaign, Unifor made their views clear regarding policies held by the Conservative government including:
- Cuts to health care and education affecting all workers.
- Bill 124
- Wage restrictions that strip workers, including health care workers, of their bargaining rights.
Unifor ran a strong focused initiative against the Conservatives during the election campaign with members reaching out to more than 55,000 of its members in several ridings in Ontario, reminding them of the impact that policies such as Bill 124 would have.
"Unifor engages with members around elections because government actions, like Bill 124, directly affect their working conditions and quality of life. Those connections made by our member organizers are the core of our campaign and the key to building worker power within our union," continued Rizvi.
Unifor Canada's largest union in the private sector who represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy, produced ads that asked voters not to give Ford a second majority government.