Monte McNaughton

Ontario Building Trades support general direction of new legislation

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Labor, Employment, Human activities, Artisans, Apprenticeship, Training, Compulsory trade, Tradesman, Monte McNaughton, Labour council

b'TORONTO, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development introduced new legislation entitled the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Building Trades Council welcomes Minister McNaughton\xe2\x80\x99s legislative direction to protect the construction trades classification system and his goal to ensure that compulsory construction trade work is only performed by certified journeypersons and apprentices, and that non-compulsory trades remain fulsome,\xe2\x80\x9d announced Patrick Dillon, Business Manager of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis is a positive move away from the government\xe2\x80\x99s previous legislative approach which included the introduction of skill-sets,\xe2\x80\x9d observed Patrick, adding that \xe2\x80\x9cmodularized skill-sets would have been devastating for the skilled trades training system in Ontario, and today\xe2\x80\x99s announcement turns the page in a positive direction.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cThere are a number of areas requiring further work.

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  • b'TORONTO, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development introduced new legislation entitled the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Building Trades Council welcomes Minister McNaughton\xe2\x80\x99s legislative direction to protect the construction trades classification system and his goal to ensure that compulsory construction trade work is only performed by certified journeypersons and apprentices, and that non-compulsory trades remain fulsome,\xe2\x80\x9d announced Patrick Dillon, Business Manager of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis is a positive move away from the government\xe2\x80\x99s previous legislative approach which included the introduction of skill-sets,\xe2\x80\x9d observed Patrick, adding that \xe2\x80\x9cmodularized skill-sets would have been devastating for the skilled trades training system in Ontario, and today\xe2\x80\x99s announcement turns the page in a positive direction.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cThere are a number of areas requiring further work.
  • For example, scopes of practice, compliance and enforcement, and the establishment of trades training boards to name a few, which the Building Trades will be advocating for since trades training is the lifeblood of our industry,\xe2\x80\x9d he explained.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cAttracting, retaining, and graduating more apprentices in Ontario\xe2\x80\x99s construction trades serves to strengthen the individual career paths of construction workers, thereby strengthening our industry which in-turn, helps our economy \xe2\x80\x93 that is our goal.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Building Trades will work diligently with the government to provide important input during the process to ensure that the final legislative results are worthy of full support from the Council which would be in the best interest of construction tradespeople and consumers in the province of Ontario,\xe2\x80\x9d concluded Dillon.\nThe Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario represents 150,000 trades workers throughout the province.
  • For more information, please contact Patrick Dillon:\n'

Ford must introduce paid sick days and stop playing politics with workers' lives

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Human activities, Leave of absence, Work, Labour law, Employee relations, Sick leave, Social Security, Labor relations, Ministry of Labour, Monte McNaughton

"How dare Doug Ford and his ministers raise workers\' expectations with false promises of paid sick leave if he never intended to follow through.

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  • "How dare Doug Ford and his ministers raise workers\' expectations with false promises of paid sick leave if he never intended to follow through.
  • "\nOn Tuesday, April 27, Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton called on the federal government to double payments available through the CRSB, with Ontario paying the difference.
  • "Instead of doubling down on a temporary, inadequate and inaccessible program, the Ontario government needs to introduce flexible, universal paid sick days into labour law in Ontario.
  • "\nUnifor continues to advocate for universal paid sick days to be enshrined in labour law in Ontario that includes:\n7 permanent paid sick days;\n14 additional paid sick days during a declared public health emergency;\nUniversality (i.e.

Unifor welcomes cancelation of proposal to end statutory holidays

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Holidays, Countries, Culture, International Federation of Journalists, International Metalworkers' Federation, International Transport Workers' Federation, Unifor, Bank holiday, Statutory holiday, Monte McNaughton, Doug Ford, Good Friday

TORONTO, June 19, 2020 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomes the decision by the Ontario government to cancel its proposal to eliminate all but three statutory holidays for retail workers.

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  • TORONTO, June 19, 2020 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomes the decision by the Ontario government to cancel its proposal to eliminate all but three statutory holidays for retail workers.
  • "Coming just days after their pay was cut by major grocers, the possibility that they would lose their statutory holidays just added insult to injury."
  • Dias spoke with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Labour Minister Monte McNaughton this morning, who confirmed Ontario would not go ahead with the proposal to eliminate all statutory holidays for retail workers except Christmas, Good Friday and Canada Day.
  • Unifor is leading efforts to make fair pay permanent as the country slowly emerges from the pandemic.