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ELECT UNITED TOGETHER AT THE 2021 OFL CONVENTION

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As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, United Together is committed
to building worker power to achieve a just recovery for Ontario. As union
activists, we can drive a recovery that reshapes our province and puts workers
and communities first.

United Together will support affiliates to build a better Ontario with good
jobs, paid sick leave, and an end to precarious work. An Ontario where workers’
voices fill the legislature. An Ontario that takes the lead in addressing the
climate crisis and is committed to reconciliation and justice for Indigenous
peoples. An Ontario where the wealthy start to pay their fair share, and where
we are not only engaged in the fight against systemic racism, but are also
raising up black, Indigenous, and racialized voices across our movement and our
province.

Working people are the best hope for reshaping Ontario, and United Together, we
can secure a fair recovery that supports ALL workers.


Patty Coates
OFL President

Ahmad Gaied
OFL Secretary-Treasurer

Janice Folk-Dawson
OFL Executive Vice-President



ENDORSEMENTS



 * Throughout the last two years, the United Together team has provided a steady
   hand for Ontario’s labour movement during a time of chaos and confusion. As
   we begin to emerge on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are faced
   with one of the most important fights our movement has ever faced. For
   workers to be a central part of our recovery, we need to ensure that this
   next election sees workers’ voices fill the legislature – and that we elect a
   government that values public services, paid sick leave, and an end to
   precarious work.
   
   That is why we are proud to support the United Together team for the Ontario
   Federation of Labour (OFL) Executive. Patty Coates as President, Ahmad Gaied
   as Secretary-Treasurer, and Janice Folk-Dawson as Executive Vice President
   are the leaders that we need to bring affiliates and labour councils
   together, support campaigns, and work with community partners to shape a
   better Ontario.
   
   FRED HAHN
   
   President, CUPE Ontario
   
   CANDACE RENNICK
   
   Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Ontario

 * Workers need strong leadership and commitment as we head towards a provincial
   election in 2022. Now is not the time to change our direction, but to
   continue to drive an agenda where workers are prioritized in this province.
   We must fight for a fair recovery from COVID-19, one that includes good
   paying jobs and protection for all workers. We need to fight to eliminate all
   forms of racism and discrimination and centre the voices of
   sovereignty-seeking, Black, and racialized workers.
   
   That is why the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) is
   endorsing the #UnitedTogether team of Patty Coates, Ahmad Gaied, and Janice
   Folk-Dawson. OSSTF believes that this team will help build a strong, secure,
   and worker-centred house of labour.
   
   THE ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ FEDERATION (OSSTF)

 * Team United Together has used their decades of combined experience to provide
   a steady guiding hand at the Ontario Federation of Labour. Patty, Ahmad, and
   Janice have also done an excellent job of advocating for working people in
   this province, pushing to ensure that the needs of workers and their families
   are prioritized as Ontario recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
   
   SHAWN HAGGERTY
   
   President, UFCW Canada Local 175
   President, UFCW Ontario Provincial Council

 * With Doug Ford’s Conservatives abandoning Ontario workers during the COVID-19
   pandemic, Team United Together has stepped up and fought back for working
   families by inspiring union members to engage in political activism. Patty,
   Ahmad, and Janice have done an outstanding job of holding the Ford government
   to account and making sure that workers’ voices are heard loud and clear in
   the halls of power.
   
   MARTY WARREN
   
   Director, District 6 – Ontario and Atlantic Canada
   United Steelworkers (USW)

 * Team United Together has helped unite Ontario’s labour movement in advocating
   for decent work and strong public services, while fighting back against Doug
   Ford’s anti-worker agenda and reckless inaction on COVID-19. Patty, Ahmad,
   and Janice have also succeeded in restoring financial stability at the OFL
   and ensuring that the federation listens to and acts on affiliates’ concerns.
   I strongly endorse the United Together team for re-election to the OFL
   executive, and I believe their leadership will be vital in pushing for a just
   and fair recovery that benefits all workers.
   
   GLACIER EFFS-SAMUEL
   
   Recorder, UFCW Canada Local 1006A

 * The United Together team has shown time and again that they are not afraid to
   get out on the streets and fight for human rights and dignity for all. Over
   the last two years, I have marched with Patty, Ahmad, and Janice to protest
   racism and police brutality and to support Black Lives Matter, and I can tell
   that Team United Together not only believes in representing unionized
   workers, but also members of the community who have been marginalized in
   various ways. The United Together team stands up for ALL working people, and
   I am proud to endorse them for re-election to the OFL executive.
   
   MARK BROWN
   
   Secretary Treasurer of CUPW, Toronto Local
   Executive Board Member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)

 * We as workers are facing new and extraordinary dangers in Ontario. We need
   solid leadership capable of leading us through these changing times. I, along
   with our Executive Board, am proud to endorse Team United Together to lead
   the Ontario Federation of Labour. Only if we unite and work together can we
   overcome the challenges we all face.
   
   JOHN NOCK
   
   President, UFCW Canada Local 12R24

 * The Guelph and District Labour Council is proud to endorse the United
   Together team to lead the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Working closely
   with Patty Coates and Ahmad Gaied over the last two years, Janice Folk-Dawson
   and the team have brought intense passion to ensuring that workers’ voices
   are front and centre during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I know that United
   Together will fight hard to make sure that workers’ interests are at the core
   of a just recovery.
   
   JENNIFER HESCH
   
   President, Guelph and District Labour Council

 * Patty, Ahmad, and Janice are an incredible team of union activists who have
   helped to strengthen the OFL over the last two years. As we emerge from the
   COVID-19 pandemic, I know we can count on Team United Together to push for a
   just recovery that puts workers and communities first – with good jobs, paid
   sick leave, and an end to precarious work.
   
   UFCW Canada is therefore encouraging all delegates to the upcoming OFL
   Convention, November 2-4, to help Build Worker Power by electing United
   Together to lead the Ontario Federation of Labour.
   
   PAUL MEINEMA
   
   National President, United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union (UFCW Canada)

 * The Ontario Federation of Labour needs Team United Together’s experience and
   determination as our movement looks to defeat Doug Ford and build back better
   for workers across the province. Patty, Ahmad, and Janice have always had the
   Society’s back, and we know that smaller affiliates like us can continue to
   count on their steadfast solidarity going forward.
   
   MICHELLE JOHNSTON
   
   The Society of United Professionals

 * The Niagara Regional Labour Council is proud to announce our endorsement of
   the United Together team for re-election to the OFL Executive. With this team
   leading the Ontario Federation of Labour, I know we will be able to overcome
   the challenges that lie ahead. Patty Coates, Ahmad Gaied, and Janice
   Folk-Dawson have always stood up for working people, and we need their
   leadership to help secure a just recovery from COVID-19.
   
   LOU ANN BINNING
   
   President, Niagara Regional Labour Council

 * Team United Together has consistently demonstrated that they are strong
   advocates for workers in this province. Patty, Ahmad, and Janice have
   demanded that the government be held accountable for its reckless decisions
   during the COVID-19 pandemic. And now the United Together team is pushing the
   government and employers for a just recovery that provides better jobs, fair
   wages, and paid sick leave. That is why the Barrie and District Labour
   Council endorses the nominations of Patty Coates, Ahmad Gaied, and Janice
   Folk-Dawson for re-election to the OFL Executive.
   
   MICHELE MACDONALD
   
   President, Barrie and District Labour Council

 * The Grey Bruce Labour Council endorses the candidacy of Ontario Federation of
   Labour (OFL) President Patty Coates, along with the entire Team United
   Together, for re-election to the OFL Executive. A heartfelt desire to act in
   the interests of working people, and a firm understanding of labour and the
   needs of workers are two attributes that help Patty excel as a leader. And
   each day, hundreds of thousands of working Ontarians benefit from the
   actions, support, and guidance provided by the OFL. Together with Sister
   Coates, Ahmad Gaied and Janice Folk-Dawson have been exemplary in their roles
   and have advocated tirelessly for workers across Ontario, and that is why it
   gives me great pleasure to endorse Team United Together.
   
   KEVIN SMITH
   
   President, Grey Bruce Labour Council 

 * As we emerge from the horrors of this pandemic, we find ourselves at a
   pivotal point both as a movement and as a province. We have faced countless
   challenges in these last two years – but in every challenge lies an
   opportunity. United as workers, we have an opportunity to re-shape Ontario
   into a more just and equal society – to ensure that all workers’ voices are
   central to any recovery.
   
   Our movement needs leadership that will seize the opportunities that lie
   ahead of us. Leadership that will bring together affiliates and community
   allies. Leadership that will lift up the voices of all workers. That is why I
   am proud to endorse the United Together team for re-election at the OFL.
   Patty Coates, Ahmed Gaied, and Janice Folk-Dawson are the leaders we need to
   help us all shape a better Ontario.
   
   YOLANDA MCCLEAN
   
   Second Vice-President – CUPE Ontario

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