Beat the Heat with Union Activism

In our summer episode, we are talking about beating the heat. We’ll discuss how parts of the labour movement are calling everybody out - the government, and the employer, to do better. We’ll be highlighting some current campaigns from the OFL and CUPE locals. Summer vacation may be out for students, but for the workers, the fight is always in session. Grab a seat and get ready because we are coming in hot. Ontario Federation of Labour | Demand Climate Action on Workplace Heat https://ofl.ca/action/workplace-heat-petition/ Ontario Federation of Labour | Consultation: Proposed Heat Stress Regulation Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/097/579/original/2023.09.29_SUB_Consultation_-_Proposed_Heat_Stress_Regulation_Under_the_Occupational_Health_and_Safety_Act.pdf  Spring Magazine | The Mississauga Library Workers Union needs your help https://springmag.ca/the-mississauga-library-workers-union-needs-your-help  CUPE National| Support Mississauga library workers https://cupe.ca/support-mississauga-library-workers  CUPE Ontario | Municipal membership survey (survey closes on July 2, 2024) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUPE-ON  CUPE Ontario | WILD application form (application closes on July 2, 2024) https://cupe.on.ca/wild-application-form/  CUPE National| CUPE supports the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ call for a new municipal growth framework https://cupe.ca/cupe-supports-federation-canadian-municipalities-call-new-municipal-growth-framework  CUPE Ontario | Health and safety forum navigating the right to refuse unsafe work https://cupe.on.ca/event/health-and-safety-forum-navigating-the-right-to-refuse-unsafe-work/?instance_id=1667  Global News (June 16, 2024) | LCBO workers vote in favour of strike: ‘Don’t force a dry summer’ https://globalnews.ca/news/10569726/lcbo-strike-vote-ontario/  CUPE Cast | Queer Liberation Not Rainbow Capitalism https://open.spotify.com/episode/61St9RpSvisMPGv2AbkKvC?si=CrmVNKWVQZGImqIZ8wpOXw CUPE Cast | From Reconciliation to ReconciliACtionhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5uLbQ7kwKCthq8hteOujnU?si=7b84e07d8b644561  CUPE Cast | Drag Artists Under Attack! What Do We Do? Slay!https://open.spotify.com/episode/3q4tuNYvD8Epe4L9ELP2iN?si=ef0087169b904a78   City of Toronto | Great jobs available! Apply before March 31 for part-time summer recreation, aquatic and museum jobs with the City of Torontohttps://www.toronto.ca/news/great-jobs-available-apply-before-march-31-for-part-time-summer-recreation-aquatic-and-museum-jobs-with-the-city-of-toronto/ Daily Hive | These are the most in-demand summer jobs in Canada this yearhttps://dailyhive.com/canada/popular-summer-jobs-canada  Sudbury.com | City of Greater Sudbury spent $9.1M on overtime last year https://www.sudbury.com/city-hall/city-of-greater-sudbury-spent-91m-on-overtime-last-year-9068243 The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE | OCHU/CUPE announces rallies to protest Ford government’s expansion of private, for-profit clinicshttps://ochu.on.ca/2024/06/06/ochu-cupe-announces-rallies-to-protest-ford-governments-expansion-of-private-for-profit-clinics/ Thanks for listening!